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
▶
WHIP
▶
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W
SV n/a
Luis Castillo wins 2 (K, W); Yusei Kikuchi wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Luis Castillo
95.3
Yusei Kikuchi
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Luis Castillo
12.4%
Yusei Kikuchi
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Luis Castillo
19.4%
Yusei Kikuchi
23.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Luis Castillo
32.9%
Yusei Kikuchi
27.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Luis Castillo
41.7%
Yusei Kikuchi
42.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Luis Castillo
9.7%
Yusei Kikuchi
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Luis Castillo
.337
Yusei Kikuchi
.340
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
Luis Castillo
3.536.46
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.53
4.57
Yusei Kikuchi
3.536.46
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.18
WHIPlower is better
Luis Castillo
1.201.69
now 1.45
1.34
Yusei Kikuchi
1.201.69
now 1.58
1.31
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Luis Castillo
4065.20
now 56
46
Yusei Kikuchi
4065.20
now 33
40
Winshigher is better
Luis Castillo
.0002.80
now 2
1–2
Yusei Kikuchi
.0002.80
now 0
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
SellLuis Castillo — sell.conf 0.77
Hold · wait & seeYusei Kikuchi — hold.conf 0.55