Who's more valuable, rest of season
Parker Messick.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Paul Skenes’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
SV n/a
Parker Messick wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Paul Skenes wins 0 (none); 2 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Parker Messick
94.4
Paul Skenes
96.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Parker Messick
12.4%
Paul Skenes
14.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Parker Messick
25.8%
Paul Skenes
28.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Parker Messick
31.6%
Paul Skenes
32.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Parker Messick
34.3%
Paul Skenes
38.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Parker Messick
5.0%
Paul Skenes
7.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Parker Messick
.275
Paul Skenes
.281
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
Parker Messick
23.74
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.21
3.15
Paul Skenes
23.74
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.89
3.30
WHIPlower is better
Parker Messick
.9001.32
now 1.07
1.16
Paul Skenes
.9001.32
now 0.86
1.19
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Parker Messick
40105
now 74
0
Paul Skenes
40105
now 75
0
Winshigher is better
Parker Messick
.0008.40
now 6
0–0
Paul Skenes
.0008.40
now 6
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighParker Messick — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.89
BuyPaul Skenes — buy.conf 0.84