Who's more valuable, rest of season
Max Scherzer.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Martín Pérez’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.
Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
WHIP
▶
◀
W
SV n/a
Max Scherzer wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Martín Pérez wins 1 (W); 1 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Martín Pérez
89.9
Max Scherzer
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Martín Pérez
9.5%
Max Scherzer
8.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Martín Pérez
19.2%
Max Scherzer
16.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Martín Pérez
26.3%
Max Scherzer
31.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Martín Pérez
36.9%
Max Scherzer
38.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Martín Pérez
5.9%
Max Scherzer
10.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Martín Pérez
.320
Max Scherzer
.355
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
Martín Pérez
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.79
4.23
Max Scherzer
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 10.23
4.12
WHIPlower is better
Martín Pérez
.9002
now 1.06
1.35
Max Scherzer
.9002
now 1.73
1.30
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Martín Pérez
4053.20
now 42
28
Max Scherzer
4053.20
now 14
28
Winshigher is better
Martín Pérez
.2003.80
now 3
1–3
Max Scherzer
.2003.80
now 1
1–2
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighMartín Pérez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeMax Scherzer — hold.conf 0.50