Who's more valuable, rest of season
Craig Kimbrel.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Gordon Graceffo’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.
Head-to-head
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K
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ERA
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WHIP
W
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SV
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Craig Kimbrel wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Gordon Graceffo wins 2 (W, SV).
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Craig Kimbrel
93.8
Gordon Graceffo
95.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Craig Kimbrel
12.2%
Gordon Graceffo
6.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Craig Kimbrel
23.0%
Gordon Graceffo
11.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Craig Kimbrel
26.9%
Gordon Graceffo
23.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Craig Kimbrel
38.6%
Gordon Graceffo
48.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Craig Kimbrel
5.3%
Gordon Graceffo
12.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Craig Kimbrel
.343
Gordon Graceffo
.384
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
Craig Kimbrel
27.16
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.63
3.70
Gordon Graceffo
27.16
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.80
3.95
WHIPlower is better
Craig Kimbrel
.9001.66
now 1.44
1.24
Gordon Graceffo
.9001.66
now 0.90
1.28
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Craig Kimbrel
4053.20
now 17
42
Gordon Graceffo
4053.20
now 14
20
Winshigher is better
Craig Kimbrel
.0009.80
now 0
0–0
Gordon Graceffo
.0009.80
now 4
2–7
Saveshigher is better
Craig Kimbrel
.0003.40
now 0
0
Gordon Graceffo
.0003.40
now 1
0–2
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCraig Kimbrel — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighGordon Graceffo — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95