Who's more valuable, rest of season
Kyle Higashioka.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — runs and RBI. J.T. Realmuto’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.
Head-to-head
HR
R
▶
RBI
▶
SB
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AVG
Kyle Higashioka wins 2 categories (R, RBI); J.T. Realmuto wins 1 (AVG); 2 even.
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Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgAvg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
J.T. Realmuto
89.8
Kyle Higashioka
88.2
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
J.T. Realmuto
41.0%
Kyle Higashioka
38.1%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
J.T. Realmuto
5.3%
Kyle Higashioka
8.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
J.T. Realmuto
29.8%
Kyle Higashioka
31.1%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
J.T. Realmuto
11.3%
Kyle Higashioka
11.6%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
J.T. Realmuto
.321
Kyle Higashioka
.295
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape
Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · batting average
AVGhigher is better
J.T. Realmuto
.200.250
lg AVG .295
now .220
.236
Kyle Higashioka
.200.250
lg AVG .295
now .211
.199
Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
J.T. Realmuto
54.20
now 2
1
Kyle Higashioka
54.20
now 3
1
Runshigher is better
J.T. Realmuto
2014.20
now 11
3
Kyle Higashioka
2014.20
now 10
4
RBIhigher is better
J.T. Realmuto
2013.20
now 9
2
Kyle Higashioka
2013.20
now 10
4
Stolen Baseshigher is better
J.T. Realmuto
.0002.20
now 1
0
Kyle Higashioka
.0002.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowJ.T. Realmuto — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.67
SellKyle Higashioka — sell.conf 0.59