Who's more valuable, rest of season
Michael Rucker.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Mitch Farris’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.
Head-to-head
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ERA
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WHIP
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SV n/a
Michael Rucker wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Mitch Farris wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Michael Rucker
95.9
Mitch Farris
91.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Michael Rucker
13.4%
Mitch Farris
12.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Michael Rucker
27.6%
Mitch Farris
23.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Michael Rucker
35.9%
Mitch Farris
29.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Michael Rucker
41.7%
Mitch Farris
47.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Michael Rucker
6.3%
Mitch Farris
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Michael Rucker
.299
Mitch Farris
.354
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
Michael Rucker
2.465.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
3.70
Mitch Farris
2.465.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.04
3.76
WHIPlower is better
Michael Rucker
.9001.93
now 0.50
1.24
Mitch Farris
.9001.93
now 1.52
1.25
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Michael Rucker
4031
now 3
19
Mitch Farris
4031
now 22
23
Winshigher is better
Michael Rucker
.000.480
now 0
0–0
Mitch Farris
.000.480
now 0
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowMichael Rucker — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.85
Hold · wait & seeMitch Farris — hold.conf 0.50