Who's more valuable, rest of season
Chris Sale.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, WHIP, and wins.
Head-to-head
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K
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ERA
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WHIP
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W
SV n/a
Chris Sale wins 4 categories (K, ERA, WHIP, W); Zac Thornton wins 0 (none); SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chris Sale
96.1
Zac Thornton
92.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chris Sale
15.5%
Zac Thornton
10.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chris Sale
30.4%
Zac Thornton
17.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chris Sale
35.8%
Zac Thornton
29.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chris Sale
32.9%
Zac Thornton
40.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chris Sale
5.5%
Zac Thornton
10.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chris Sale
.272
Zac Thornton
.337
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
05
The tape
Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Chris Sale
25.29
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.01
3.05
Zac Thornton
25.29
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.35
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Chris Sale
.9001.44
now 0.94
1.10
Zac Thornton
.9001.44
now 1.16
1.30
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chris Sale
40108
now 80
54
Zac Thornton
40108
now 10
35
Winshigher is better
Chris Sale
.00011.20
now 8
3–8
Zac Thornton
.00011.20
now 0
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyChris Sale — buy.conf 0.92
Sell HighZac Thornton — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95