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
▶
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ERA
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WHIP
W
▶
SV n/a
Max Scherzer wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Roki Sasaki 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
Roki Sasaki
97.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Max Scherzer
8.7%
Roki Sasaki
14.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Max Scherzer
13.7%
Roki Sasaki
22.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Max Scherzer
30.5%
Roki Sasaki
32.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Max Scherzer
39.5%
Roki Sasaki
44.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Max Scherzer
13.2%
Roki Sasaki
12.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Max Scherzer
.378
Roki Sasaki
.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
Max Scherzer
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 10.23
4.14
Roki Sasaki
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.59
4.48
WHIPlower is better
Max Scherzer
1.141.90
now 1.73
1.31
Roki Sasaki
1.141.90
now 1.35
1.34
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Max Scherzer
4074.20
now 14
54
Roki Sasaki
4074.20
now 50
57
Winshigher is better
Max Scherzer
.0006.60
now 1
1–3
Roki Sasaki
.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
SellRoki Sasaki — sell.conf 0.72