Who's more valuable, rest of season
Michael Wacha.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — WHIP. Emerson Hancock’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.
Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
▶
W
SV n/a
Michael Wacha wins 1 categories (WHIP); Emerson Hancock wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
95.4
Michael Wacha
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
12.3%
Michael Wacha
10.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
22.3%
Michael Wacha
19.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
28.5%
Michael Wacha
29.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
41.6%
Michael Wacha
36.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
8.7%
Michael Wacha
7.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
.308
Michael Wacha
.308
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
Emerson Hancock
2.324.49
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.80
4.01
Michael Wacha
2.324.49
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.23
4.01
WHIPlower is better
Emerson Hancock
.9001.30
now 0.95
1.20
Michael Wacha
.9001.30
now 1.12
1.17
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
4098
now 70
0
Michael Wacha
4098
now 65
0
Winshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
.0005.60
now 4
0–0
Michael Wacha
.0005.60
now 4
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyEmerson Hancock — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighMichael Wacha — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.93