Who's more valuable, rest of season
Too close to call.
They split your categories 0–0, 4 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.
Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a
Kirby Yates wins 0 (none); Shawn Armstrong wins 0 (none); 4 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kirby Yates
90.8
Shawn Armstrong
93.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kirby Yates
15.1%
Shawn Armstrong
11.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kirby Yates
27.8%
Shawn Armstrong
22.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kirby Yates
35.0%
Shawn Armstrong
24.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kirby Yates
46.5%
Shawn Armstrong
34.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kirby Yates
5.9%
Shawn Armstrong
6.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kirby Yates
.287
Shawn Armstrong
.308
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
3.314.61
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.32
3.70
Shawn Armstrong
3.314.61
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.60
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Kirby Yates
1.131.40
now 1.20
1.24
Shawn Armstrong
1.131.40
now 1.33
1.24
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kirby Yates
4024.60
now 10
5
Shawn Armstrong
4024.60
now 19
5
Winshigher is better
Kirby Yates
.0001.48
now 0
0–0
Shawn Armstrong
.0001.48
now 1
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeKirby Yates — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeShawn Armstrong — hold.conf 0.50