Who's more valuable, rest of season
Too close to call.
They split your categories 2–2. Take whoever fills a bigger need.
Head-to-head
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K
ERA
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WHIP
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W
SV n/a
Lucas Giolito wins 2 (K, W); Troy Melton wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Lucas Giolito
90.8
Troy Melton
96.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Lucas Giolito
9.8%
Troy Melton
12.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Lucas Giolito
13.0%
Troy Melton
23.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Lucas Giolito
19.0%
Troy Melton
31.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Lucas Giolito
43.8%
Troy Melton
36.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Lucas Giolito
4.2%
Troy Melton
6.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Lucas Giolito
.357
Troy Melton
.281
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
Lucas Giolito
26.39
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.97
4.10
Troy Melton
26.39
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.42
3.27
WHIPlower is better
Lucas Giolito
.9002.06
now 1.74
1.30
Troy Melton
.9002.06
now 0.95
1.23
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Lucas Giolito
4033.40
now 6
25
Troy Melton
4033.40
now 4
11
Winshigher is better
Lucas Giolito
.00010.80
now 2
4–8
Troy Melton
.00010.80
now 1
2–4
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeLucas Giolito — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighTroy Melton — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95