Who's more valuable, rest of season
Too close to call.
They split your categories 2–2, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.
Head-to-head
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HR
R
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RBI
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SB
AVG
Byron Buxton wins 2 (HR, SB); Lars Nootbaar wins 2 (R, RBI); 1 even.
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Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgAvg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Byron Buxton
90.7
Lars Nootbaar
93.7
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Byron Buxton
48.6%
Lars Nootbaar
55.6%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Byron Buxton
19.0%
Lars Nootbaar
13.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Byron Buxton
35.7%
Lars Nootbaar
18.8%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Byron Buxton
16.5%
Lars Nootbaar
6.0%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Byron Buxton
.352
Lars Nootbaar
.398
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape
Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · batting average
AVGhigher is better
Byron Buxton
.200.480
lg AVG .295
now .258
.233
Lars Nootbaar
.200.480
lg AVG .295
now .429
.232
Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Byron Buxton
523.40
now 17
15
Lars Nootbaar
523.40
now 1
6
Runshigher is better
Byron Buxton
2065
now 40
46
Lars Nootbaar
2065
now 2
47
RBIhigher is better
Byron Buxton
2098.20
now 27
31
Lars Nootbaar
2098.20
now 3
71
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Byron Buxton
.0008.40
now 5
6
Lars Nootbaar
.0008.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyByron Buxton — buy.conf 0.67
Hold · wait & seeLars Nootbaar — hold.conf 0.50