Who's more valuable, rest of season
Yusei Kikuchi.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, 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
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ERA
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WHIP
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W
SV n/a
Yusei Kikuchi wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Martín Pérez wins 1 (W); SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Martín Pérez
90.0
Yusei Kikuchi
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Martín Pérez
9.3%
Yusei Kikuchi
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Martín Pérez
18.6%
Yusei Kikuchi
23.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Martín Pérez
26.2%
Yusei Kikuchi
27.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Martín Pérez
36.3%
Yusei Kikuchi
42.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Martín Pérez
6.8%
Yusei Kikuchi
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Martín Pérez
.330
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
Martín Pérez
27.02
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.79
4.44
Yusei Kikuchi
27.02
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.18
WHIPlower is better
Martín Pérez
.9001.79
now 1.06
1.37
Yusei Kikuchi
.9001.79
now 1.58
1.31
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Martín Pérez
4054
now 42
38
Yusei Kikuchi
4054
now 33
48
Winshigher is better
Martín Pérez
.0005.60
now 3
2–4
Yusei Kikuchi
.0005.60
now 0
0–0
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 & seeYusei Kikuchi — hold.conf 0.55