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
K
▶
◀
ERA
◀
WHIP
W
▶
SV n/a
Max Scherzer wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Robbie Ray wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Max Scherzer
93.1
Robbie Ray
93.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Max Scherzer
8.7%
Robbie Ray
11.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Max Scherzer
13.7%
Robbie Ray
20.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Max Scherzer
30.5%
Robbie Ray
28.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Max Scherzer
39.5%
Robbie Ray
37.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Max Scherzer
13.2%
Robbie Ray
9.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Max Scherzer
.377
Robbie Ray
.329
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
Max Scherzer
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 10.23
4.14
Robbie Ray
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.45
4.39
WHIPlower is better
Max Scherzer
1.141.90
now 1.73
1.31
Robbie Ray
1.141.90
now 1.40
1.37
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Max Scherzer
4096.60
now 14
57
Robbie Ray
4096.60
now 59
73
Winshigher is better
Max Scherzer
.0006.60
now 1
2–3
Robbie Ray
.0006.60
now 3
2–5
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeMax Scherzer — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighRobbie Ray — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95