Who's more valuable, rest of season
Matthew Boyd.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP. Kevin Gausman’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.
Head-to-head
K
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ERA
WHIP
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W
SV n/a
Matthew Boyd wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Kevin Gausman wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kevin Gausman
93.9
Matthew Boyd
92.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kevin Gausman
13.6%
Matthew Boyd
12.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kevin Gausman
23.5%
Matthew Boyd
21.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kevin Gausman
34.4%
Matthew Boyd
32.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kevin Gausman
38.8%
Matthew Boyd
39.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kevin Gausman
7.7%
Matthew Boyd
9.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kevin Gausman
.308
Matthew Boyd
.320
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
Kevin Gausman
27.15
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.13
3.96
Matthew Boyd
27.15
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.00
4.23
WHIPlower is better
Kevin Gausman
1.011.38
now 1.09
1.30
Matthew Boyd
1.011.38
now 1.29
1.29
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kevin Gausman
4080
now 66
42
Matthew Boyd
4080
now 31
46
Winshigher is better
Kevin Gausman
1.204.80
now 4
2–4
Matthew Boyd
1.204.80
now 2
2–4
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowKevin Gausman — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.73
Hold · leans sellMatthew Boyd — hold.conf 0.60