Who's more valuable, rest of season
Jake Bennett.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Walker Buehler’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.
Head-to-head
K
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ERA
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WHIP
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SV n/a
Jake Bennett wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Walker Buehler wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jake Bennett
92.9
Walker Buehler
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jake Bennett
13.5%
Walker Buehler
9.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jake Bennett
19.4%
Walker Buehler
21.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jake Bennett
39.1%
Walker Buehler
26.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jake Bennett
35.4%
Walker Buehler
41.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jake Bennett
6.3%
Walker Buehler
8.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jake Bennett
.255
Walker Buehler
.326
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
Jake Bennett
3.635.75
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.28
4.10
Walker Buehler
3.635.75
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.88
4.33
WHIPlower is better
Jake Bennett
1.221.58
now 1.50
1.30
Walker Buehler
1.221.58
now 1.32
1.36
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jake Bennett
4076.60
now 8
30
Walker Buehler
4076.60
now 43
57
Winshigher is better
Jake Bennett
.0006.60
now 1
2–5
Walker Buehler
.0006.60
now 3
2–5
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJake Bennett — hold.conf 0.50
SellWalker Buehler — sell.conf 0.66