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
ERA
▶
WHIP
▶
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W
SV n/a
Framber Valdez wins 2 (K, W); Yusei Kikuchi wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Framber Valdez
95.4
Yusei Kikuchi
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Framber Valdez
9.8%
Yusei Kikuchi
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Framber Valdez
18.3%
Yusei Kikuchi
23.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Framber Valdez
32.2%
Yusei Kikuchi
27.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Framber Valdez
42.3%
Yusei Kikuchi
42.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Framber Valdez
6.9%
Yusei Kikuchi
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Framber Valdez
.328
Yusei Kikuchi
.340
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
Framber Valdez
3.516.47
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.39
4.31
Yusei Kikuchi
3.516.47
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.17
WHIPlower is better
Framber Valdez
1.201.69
now 1.32
1.38
Yusei Kikuchi
1.201.69
now 1.58
1.31
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Framber Valdez
4097.40
now 54
79
Yusei Kikuchi
4097.40
now 33
77
Winshigher is better
Framber Valdez
.0005.60
now 2
2–4
Yusei Kikuchi
.0005.60
now 0
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
SellFramber Valdez — sell.conf 0.65
Hold · wait & seeYusei Kikuchi — hold.conf 0.55