Who's more valuable, rest of season
Walker Buehler.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and ERA. Janson Junk’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.
Head-to-head
K
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ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a
Walker Buehler wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Janson Junk wins 1 (WHIP); 1 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Janson Junk
94.0
Walker Buehler
94.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Janson Junk
7.3%
Walker Buehler
9.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Janson Junk
16.3%
Walker Buehler
20.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Janson Junk
27.3%
Walker Buehler
27.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Janson Junk
39.9%
Walker Buehler
38.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Janson Junk
6.9%
Walker Buehler
8.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Janson Junk
.317
Walker Buehler
.314
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
Janson Junk
3.835.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.80
4.18
Walker Buehler
3.835.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.88
4.13
WHIPlower is better
Janson Junk
1.231.44
now 1.30
1.34
Walker Buehler
1.231.44
now 1.32
1.37
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Janson Junk
4056.60
now 43
9
Walker Buehler
4056.60
now 43
10
Winshigher is better
Janson Junk
.0004.20
now 3
0–1
Walker Buehler
.0004.20
now 3
0–1
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyJanson Junk — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · steadyWalker Buehler — hold.conf 0.60