Who's more valuable, rest of season
Zack Wheeler.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Parker Messick’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
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W
SV n/a
Zack Wheeler wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Parker Messick wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Parker Messick
93.8
Zack Wheeler
95.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Parker Messick
13.3%
Zack Wheeler
13.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Parker Messick
26.4%
Zack Wheeler
26.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Parker Messick
31.8%
Zack Wheeler
35.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Parker Messick
34.7%
Zack Wheeler
35.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Parker Messick
5.8%
Zack Wheeler
7.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Parker Messick
.287
Zack Wheeler
.272
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
23.81
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.21
3.35
Zack Wheeler
23.81
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.27
3.00
WHIPlower is better
Parker Messick
.9001.40
now 1.07
1.24
Zack Wheeler
.9001.40
now 0.85
1.15
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Parker Messick
40111.40
now 74
91
Zack Wheeler
40111.40
now 40
71
Winshigher is better
Parker Messick
1.6012.40
now 6
5–10
Zack Wheeler
1.6012.40
now 4
5–10
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 0.91
Sell HighZack Wheeler — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95