Who's more valuable, rest of season
Will Vest.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and saves. Pierce Johnson’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.
Head-to-head
K
▶
ERA
▶
WHIP
◀
W
SV
▶
Will Vest wins 3 categories (K, ERA, SV); Pierce Johnson wins 1 (W); 1 even.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Pierce Johnson
95.0
Will Vest
95.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Pierce Johnson
10.9%
Will Vest
13.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Pierce Johnson
21.7%
Will Vest
21.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Pierce Johnson
31.1%
Will Vest
33.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Pierce Johnson
35.9%
Will Vest
34.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Pierce Johnson
14.1%
Will Vest
5.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Pierce Johnson
.381
Will Vest
.306
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
Pierce Johnson
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.27
3.75
Will Vest
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.23
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Pierce Johnson
1.141.54
now 1.23
1.24
Will Vest
1.141.54
now 1.45
1.24
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Pierce Johnson
4038.60
now 20
32
Will Vest
4038.60
now 20
33
Winshigher is better
Pierce Johnson
.0005.20
now 2
1–4
Will Vest
.0005.20
now 1
1–2
Saveshigher is better
Pierce Johnson
.0003.40
now 1
1–2
Will Vest
.0003.40
now 1
1–2
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighPierce Johnson — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Buy LowWill Vest — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90