Who's more valuable, rest of season
Too close to call.
They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.
Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
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WHIP
W
SV n/a
Matthew Liberatore wins 1 (WHIP); Yusei Kikuchi wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Matthew Liberatore
94.3
Yusei Kikuchi
95.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Matthew Liberatore
11.0%
Yusei Kikuchi
11.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Matthew Liberatore
22.8%
Yusei Kikuchi
22.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Matthew Liberatore
28.6%
Yusei Kikuchi
26.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Matthew Liberatore
42.4%
Yusei Kikuchi
44.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Matthew Liberatore
9.3%
Yusei Kikuchi
8.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Matthew Liberatore
.341
Yusei Kikuchi
.333
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
Matthew Liberatore
3.776.39
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.35
4.70
Yusei Kikuchi
3.776.39
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.53
WHIPlower is better
Matthew Liberatore
1.311.66
now 1.50
1.39
Yusei Kikuchi
1.311.66
now 1.58
1.41
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Matthew Liberatore
4079.80
now 57
0
Yusei Kikuchi
4079.80
now 33
0
Winshigher is better
Matthew Liberatore
.0004.20
now 3
0–0
Yusei Kikuchi
.0004.20
now 0
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
SellMatthew Liberatore — sell.conf 0.83
SellYusei Kikuchi — sell.conf 0.75