Who's more valuable, rest of season
Walker Buehler.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and ERA.
Head-to-head
K
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ERA
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WHIP
W
SV n/a
Walker Buehler wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Eric Lauer wins 1 (WHIP); 1 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Eric Lauer
91.0
Walker Buehler
94.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Eric Lauer
9.3%
Walker Buehler
9.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Eric Lauer
14.7%
Walker Buehler
20.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Eric Lauer
32.4%
Walker Buehler
26.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Eric Lauer
35.5%
Walker Buehler
40.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Eric Lauer
11.4%
Walker Buehler
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Eric Lauer
.341
Walker Buehler
.323
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
Eric Lauer
3.636.61
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.95
4.66
Walker Buehler
3.636.61
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.88
4.29
WHIPlower is better
Eric Lauer
1.251.48
now 1.39
1.33
Walker Buehler
1.251.48
now 1.32
1.41
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Eric Lauer
4048.60
now 30
29
Walker Buehler
4048.60
now 43
32
Winshigher is better
Eric Lauer
.2003.80
now 2
1–2
Walker Buehler
.2003.80
now 3
1–3
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
SellEric Lauer — sell.conf 0.81
Hold · leans sellWalker Buehler — hold.conf 0.60