Who's more valuable, rest of season
Patrick Sandoval.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Walker Buehler’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.
Head-to-head
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K
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ERA
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WHIP
W
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SV n/a
Patrick Sandoval wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Walker Buehler wins 1 (W); SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Patrick Sandoval
93.9
Walker Buehler
94.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Patrick Sandoval
12.8%
Walker Buehler
9.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Patrick Sandoval
22.9%
Walker Buehler
20.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Patrick Sandoval
28.8%
Walker Buehler
26.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Patrick Sandoval
35.6%
Walker Buehler
40.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Patrick Sandoval
4.1%
Walker Buehler
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Patrick Sandoval
.325
Walker Buehler
.323
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
Patrick Sandoval
26
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.08
4.10
Walker Buehler
26
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.88
4.29
WHIPlower is better
Patrick Sandoval
1.231.48
now 1.38
1.30
Walker Buehler
1.231.48
now 1.32
1.41
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Patrick Sandoval
4058.20
now 5
33
Walker Buehler
4058.20
now 43
32
Winshigher is better
Patrick Sandoval
.0004.20
now 0
0–0
Walker Buehler
.0004.20
now 3
1–3
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seePatrick Sandoval — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · leans sellWalker Buehler — hold.conf 0.60