Who's more valuable, rest of season
Max Scherzer.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Germán Márquez’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.
Head-to-head
K
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ERA
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WHIP
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W
SV n/a
Max Scherzer wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Germán Márquez wins 1 (W); SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Germán Márquez
94.7
Max Scherzer
93.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Germán Márquez
9.6%
Max Scherzer
8.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Germán Márquez
15.1%
Max Scherzer
13.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Germán Márquez
25.8%
Max Scherzer
30.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Germán Márquez
45.2%
Max Scherzer
39.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Germán Márquez
9.6%
Max Scherzer
13.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Germán Márquez
.365
Max Scherzer
.378
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
Germán Márquez
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.76
4.25
Max Scherzer
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 10.23
4.14
WHIPlower is better
Germán Márquez
1.141.90
now 1.45
1.33
Max Scherzer
1.141.90
now 1.73
1.31
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Germán Márquez
4056
now 19
35
Max Scherzer
4056
now 14
44
Winshigher is better
Germán Márquez
.0008
now 3
3–6
Max Scherzer
.0008
now 1
1–3
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighGermán Márquez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.78
Hold · wait & seeMax Scherzer — hold.conf 0.50