Who's more valuable, rest of season
Max Scherzer.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP. Walbert Ureña’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.
Head-to-head
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K
ERA
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WHIP
W
SV n/a
Max Scherzer wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Walbert Ureña wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Max Scherzer
93.1
Walbert Ureña
97.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Max Scherzer
8.7%
Walbert Ureña
12.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Max Scherzer
13.7%
Walbert Ureña
22.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Max Scherzer
30.5%
Walbert Ureña
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Max Scherzer
39.5%
Walbert Ureña
33.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Max Scherzer
13.2%
Walbert Ureña
5.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Max Scherzer
.378
Walbert Ureña
.282
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
Walbert Ureña
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.44
3.28
WHIPlower is better
Max Scherzer
1.141.90
now 1.73
1.31
Walbert Ureña
1.141.90
now 1.38
1.43
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Max Scherzer
4051.80
now 14
40
Walbert Ureña
4051.80
now 41
39
Winshigher is better
Max Scherzer
.2003.80
now 1
1–2
Walbert Ureña
.2003.80
now 2
1–3
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 HighWalbert Ureña — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.85