Who's more valuable, rest of season
Craig Kimbrel.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and ERA. Taylor Clarke’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
WHIP
W
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SV n/a
Craig Kimbrel wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Taylor Clarke wins 1 (W); 1 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Craig Kimbrel
93.7
Taylor Clarke
94.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Craig Kimbrel
12.4%
Taylor Clarke
10.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Craig Kimbrel
22.0%
Taylor Clarke
14.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Craig Kimbrel
28.7%
Taylor Clarke
31.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Craig Kimbrel
37.5%
Taylor Clarke
34.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Craig Kimbrel
3.8%
Taylor Clarke
9.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Craig Kimbrel
.326
Taylor Clarke
.325
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
Taylor Clarke
27.16
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.80
3.73
WHIPlower is better
Craig Kimbrel
.9001.74
now 1.44
1.24
Taylor Clarke
.9001.74
now 0.68
1.24
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Craig Kimbrel
4038.60
now 17
31
Taylor Clarke
4038.60
now 12
13
Winshigher is better
Craig Kimbrel
.0004.20
now 0
0–0
Taylor Clarke
.0004.20
now 2
1–3
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCraig Kimbrel — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighTaylor Clarke — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95