Who's more valuable, rest of season
Walker Buehler.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Robbie Ray’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
Walker Buehler wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Robbie Ray wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Robbie Ray
93.3
Walker Buehler
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Robbie Ray
11.9%
Walker Buehler
8.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Robbie Ray
20.7%
Walker Buehler
21.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Robbie Ray
28.7%
Walker Buehler
26.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Robbie Ray
39.1%
Walker Buehler
41.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Robbie Ray
9.6%
Walker Buehler
7.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Robbie Ray
.331
Walker Buehler
.322
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
Robbie Ray
3.965.14
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.45
4.41
Walker Buehler
3.965.14
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.88
4.22
WHIPlower is better
Robbie Ray
1.251.47
now 1.40
1.37
Walker Buehler
1.251.47
now 1.32
1.35
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Robbie Ray
4093.40
now 59
79
Walker Buehler
4093.40
now 43
61
Winshigher is better
Robbie Ray
.4007.60
now 3
2–5
Walker Buehler
.4007.60
now 3
3–6
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighRobbie Ray — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · leans sellWalker Buehler — hold.conf 0.60