Who's more valuable, rest of season
Paul Blackburn.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and wins. Taylor Clarke’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
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ERA
WHIP
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W
SV n/a
Paul Blackburn wins 3 categories (K, ERA, W); Taylor Clarke wins 1 (WHIP); SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Paul Blackburn
94.6
Taylor Clarke
94.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Paul Blackburn
9.8%
Taylor Clarke
9.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Paul Blackburn
18.9%
Taylor Clarke
14.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Paul Blackburn
27.2%
Taylor Clarke
30.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Paul Blackburn
32.1%
Taylor Clarke
32.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Paul Blackburn
6.4%
Taylor Clarke
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Paul Blackburn
.293
Taylor Clarke
.311
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
24.49
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.55
Taylor Clarke
24.49
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.80
3.72
WHIPlower is better
Paul Blackburn
.9001.74
now 1.44
1.33
Taylor Clarke
.9001.74
now 0.68
1.24
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Paul Blackburn
4021.60
now 16
13
Taylor Clarke
4021.60
now 12
11
Winshigher is better
Paul Blackburn
.2003.80
now 2
1–3
Taylor Clarke
.2003.80
now 2
1–2
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
Sell HighTaylor Clarke — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95