Who's more valuable, rest of season
Jake Irvin.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP. Walker Buehler’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.
Head-to-head
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K
ERA
▶
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WHIP
W
SV n/a
Jake Irvin wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Walker Buehler wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jake Irvin
92.9
Walker Buehler
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jake Irvin
11.6%
Walker Buehler
9.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jake Irvin
23.8%
Walker Buehler
21.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jake Irvin
24.6%
Walker Buehler
26.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jake Irvin
45.9%
Walker Buehler
41.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jake Irvin
13.2%
Walker Buehler
8.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jake Irvin
.358
Walker Buehler
.324
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 Irvin
3.945.60
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.23
5.05
Walker Buehler
3.945.60
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.88
4.31
WHIPlower is better
Jake Irvin
1.251.47
now 1.35
1.34
Walker Buehler
1.251.47
now 1.32
1.40
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jake Irvin
4066.80
now 58
43
Walker Buehler
4066.80
now 43
36
Winshigher is better
Jake Irvin
.2003.80
now 2
1–2
Walker Buehler
.2003.80
now 3
2–3
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
SellJake Irvin — sell.conf 0.90
SellWalker Buehler — sell.conf 0.65