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
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ERA
WHIP
▶
W
SV n/a
Jordan Hicks wins 1 (ERA); Matt Festa wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jordan Hicks
99.4
Matt Festa
92.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jordan Hicks
12.5%
Matt Festa
13.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jordan Hicks
29.6%
Matt Festa
23.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jordan Hicks
30.0%
Matt Festa
31.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jordan Hicks
33.1%
Matt Festa
38.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jordan Hicks
1.7%
Matt Festa
7.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jordan Hicks
.263
Matt Festa
.305
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
Jordan Hicks
26.69
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.60
2.88
Matt Festa
26.69
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.68
3.84
WHIPlower is better
Jordan Hicks
.9002.43
now 2.09
1.43
Matt Festa
.9002.43
now 1.24
1.28
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jordan Hicks
4037.80
now 15
0
Matt Festa
4037.80
now 27
0
Winshigher is better
Jordan Hicks
.0001.48
now 0
0–0
Matt Festa
.0001.48
now 1
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowJordan Hicks — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
Hold · leans buyMatt Festa — hold.conf 0.60