Who's more valuable, rest of season
Too close to call.
They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.
Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a
Jameson Taillon wins 1 (WHIP); Yusei Kikuchi wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jameson Taillon
91.8
Yusei Kikuchi
95.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jameson Taillon
12.3%
Yusei Kikuchi
11.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jameson Taillon
20.5%
Yusei Kikuchi
21.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jameson Taillon
30.1%
Yusei Kikuchi
25.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jameson Taillon
39.6%
Yusei Kikuchi
46.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jameson Taillon
14.6%
Yusei Kikuchi
8.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jameson Taillon
.367
Yusei Kikuchi
.343
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
Jameson Taillon
4.316.24
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.37
5.31
Yusei Kikuchi
4.316.24
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.74
WHIPlower is better
Jameson Taillon
1.161.70
now 1.28
1.32
Yusei Kikuchi
1.161.70
now 1.58
1.42
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jameson Taillon
4071.40
now 51
0
Yusei Kikuchi
4071.40
now 33
0
Winshigher is better
Jameson Taillon
.0002.80
now 2
0–0
Yusei Kikuchi
.0002.80
now 0
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
SellJameson Taillon — sell.conf 0.90
SellYusei Kikuchi — sell.conf 0.85