Who's more valuable, rest of season
Kumar Rocker.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP.
Head-to-head
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K
ERA
▶
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WHIP
W
SV n/a
Kumar Rocker wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Max Scherzer wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kumar Rocker
94.5
Max Scherzer
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kumar Rocker
12.4%
Max Scherzer
9.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kumar Rocker
21.4%
Max Scherzer
17.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kumar Rocker
31.1%
Max Scherzer
32.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kumar Rocker
39.8%
Max Scherzer
33.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kumar Rocker
7.6%
Max Scherzer
9.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kumar Rocker
.329
Max Scherzer
.317
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
Kumar Rocker
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.54
4.42
Max Scherzer
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 10.23
4.18
WHIPlower is better
Kumar Rocker
1.161.89
now 1.32
1.39
Max Scherzer
1.161.89
now 1.73
1.40
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kumar Rocker
4058.40
now 44
9
Max Scherzer
4058.40
now 14
8
Winshigher is better
Kumar Rocker
.0002.80
now 2
0–1
Max Scherzer
.0002.80
now 1
0–1
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
SellKumar Rocker — sell.conf 0.70
Hold · steadyMax Scherzer — hold.conf 0.60