Who's more valuable, rest of season
Max Scherzer.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Walker Buehler’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.
Head-to-head
K
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ERA
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WHIP
W
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SV n/a
Max Scherzer wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Walker Buehler wins 1 (W); 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
Walker Buehler
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Max Scherzer
8.7%
Walker Buehler
9.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Max Scherzer
13.7%
Walker Buehler
21.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Max Scherzer
30.5%
Walker Buehler
27.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Max Scherzer
39.5%
Walker Buehler
42.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Max Scherzer
13.2%
Walker Buehler
7.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Max Scherzer
.378
Walker Buehler
.325
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
Walker Buehler
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.88
4.28
WHIPlower is better
Max Scherzer
1.141.90
now 1.73
1.31
Walker Buehler
1.141.90
now 1.32
1.34
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Max Scherzer
4089.60
now 14
68
Walker Buehler
4089.60
now 43
68
Winshigher is better
Max Scherzer
.0008
now 1
2–4
Walker Buehler
.0008
now 3
3–6
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeMax Scherzer — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · leans sellWalker Buehler — hold.conf 0.60