Who's more valuable, rest of season
Too close to call.
They split your categories 2–2. Take whoever fills a bigger need.
Head-to-head
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K
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ERA
WHIP
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W
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SV n/a
Clay Holmes wins 2 (K, ERA); Lucas Giolito wins 2 (WHIP, W); SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Clay Holmes
94.6
Lucas Giolito
90.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Clay Holmes
10.4%
Lucas Giolito
9.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Clay Holmes
20.9%
Lucas Giolito
13.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Clay Holmes
32.9%
Lucas Giolito
18.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Clay Holmes
44.0%
Lucas Giolito
41.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Clay Holmes
5.3%
Lucas Giolito
3.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Clay Holmes
.306
Lucas Giolito
.347
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
Clay Holmes
26
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.39
3.80
Lucas Giolito
26
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.97
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Clay Holmes
.9002
now 1.10
1.33
Lucas Giolito
.9002
now 1.74
1.30
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Clay Holmes
40102.60
now 45
75
Lucas Giolito
40102.60
now 6
44
Winshigher is better
Clay Holmes
.00018
now 4
4–9
Lucas Giolito
.00018
now 2
6–14
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighClay Holmes — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeLucas Giolito — hold.conf 0.50