Who's more valuable, rest of season
Paul Blackburn.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Sean Newcomb’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
Paul Blackburn wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Sean Newcomb wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Paul Blackburn
94.7
Sean Newcomb
94.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Paul Blackburn
10.9%
Sean Newcomb
10.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Paul Blackburn
21.4%
Sean Newcomb
21.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Paul Blackburn
28.9%
Sean Newcomb
27.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Paul Blackburn
35.2%
Sean Newcomb
36.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Paul Blackburn
6.1%
Sean Newcomb
5.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Paul Blackburn
.294
Sean Newcomb
.305
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
Paul Blackburn
2.144.31
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.60
Sean Newcomb
2.144.31
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.62
3.83
WHIPlower is better
Paul Blackburn
.9401.58
now 1.44
1.30
Sean Newcomb
.9401.58
now 1.08
1.31
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Paul Blackburn
4042.20
now 16
3
Sean Newcomb
4042.20
now 31
5
Winshigher is better
Paul Blackburn
.0002.80
now 2
0–1
Sean Newcomb
.0002.80
now 0
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighPaul Blackburn — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · leans buySean Newcomb — hold.conf 0.60