Who's more valuable, rest of season
Matt Shaw.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — RBI, steals, and average. Lawrence Butler’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.
Head-to-head
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HR
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R
RBI
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SB
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AVG
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Matt Shaw wins 3 categories (RBI, SB, AVG); Lawrence Butler wins 2 (HR, R).
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Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgAvg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Lawrence Butler
89.0
Matt Shaw
86.8
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Lawrence Butler
44.3%
Matt Shaw
36.2%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Lawrence Butler
6.0%
Matt Shaw
4.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Lawrence Butler
24.2%
Matt Shaw
35.6%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Lawrence Butler
12.9%
Matt Shaw
9.3%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Lawrence Butler
.305
Matt Shaw
.301
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape
Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · batting average
AVGhigher is better
Lawrence Butler
.200.270
lg AVG .295
now .164
.219
Matt Shaw
.200.270
lg AVG .295
now .240
.228
Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Lawrence Butler
54.20
now 3
3
Matt Shaw
54.20
now 3
2
Runshigher is better
Lawrence Butler
2020.20
now 17
15
Matt Shaw
2020.20
now 10
12
RBIhigher is better
Lawrence Butler
2017.20
now 14
12
Matt Shaw
2017.20
now 12
14
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Lawrence Butler
1.805.20
now 4
3
Matt Shaw
1.805.20
now 3
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If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowLawrence Butler — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.66
Hold · wait & seeMatt Shaw — hold.conf 0.50