Who's more valuable, rest of season
Too close to call.
They split your categories 2–2, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.
Head-to-head
K
▶
ERA
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◀
WHIP
W
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SV
Kirby Yates wins 2 (WHIP, SV); Lake Bachar wins 2 (K, ERA); 1 even.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kirby Yates
90.8
Lake Bachar
94.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kirby Yates
18.0%
Lake Bachar
14.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kirby Yates
30.8%
Lake Bachar
27.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kirby Yates
36.3%
Lake Bachar
29.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kirby Yates
51.9%
Lake Bachar
39.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kirby Yates
9.6%
Lake Bachar
9.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kirby Yates
.289
Lake Bachar
.282
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
Kirby Yates
2.884.73
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.32
3.70
Lake Bachar
2.884.73
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.29
WHIPlower is better
Kirby Yates
.9101.36
now 1.20
1.24
Lake Bachar
.9101.36
now 1.01
1.26
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kirby Yates
4040.80
now 10
21
Lake Bachar
4040.80
now 32
26
Winshigher is better
Kirby Yates
.000.480
now 0
0–0
Lake Bachar
.000.480
now 0
0–0
Saveshigher is better
Kirby Yates
.0005.60
now 1
1–4
Lake Bachar
.0005.60
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeKirby Yates — hold.conf 0.50
BuyLake Bachar — buy.conf 0.84