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
K
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ERA
WHIP
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W
SV n/a
Jacob Lopez wins 2 (ERA, W); Yusei Kikuchi wins 2 (K, WHIP); SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jacob Lopez
90.5
Yusei Kikuchi
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jacob Lopez
10.4%
Yusei Kikuchi
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jacob Lopez
18.7%
Yusei Kikuchi
23.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jacob Lopez
26.0%
Yusei Kikuchi
27.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jacob Lopez
30.9%
Yusei Kikuchi
42.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jacob Lopez
4.5%
Yusei Kikuchi
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jacob Lopez
.299
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
Jacob Lopez
2.517.96
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.75
3.72
Yusei Kikuchi
2.517.96
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.18
WHIPlower is better
Jacob Lopez
1.102.05
now 1.84
1.52
Yusei Kikuchi
1.102.05
now 1.58
1.31
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jacob Lopez
4046.60
now 38
33
Yusei Kikuchi
4046.60
now 33
41
Winshigher is better
Jacob Lopez
.0007
now 4
2–5
Yusei Kikuchi
.0007
now 0
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyJacob Lopez — buy.conf 0.71
Hold · wait & seeYusei Kikuchi — hold.conf 0.55