Who's more valuable, rest of season
Yusei Kikuchi.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA. Robbie Ray’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 n/a
Yusei Kikuchi wins 1 categories (ERA); Robbie Ray wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Robbie Ray
93.1
Yusei Kikuchi
95.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Robbie Ray
11.4%
Yusei Kikuchi
11.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Robbie Ray
19.9%
Yusei Kikuchi
22.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Robbie Ray
28.2%
Yusei Kikuchi
26.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Robbie Ray
37.4%
Yusei Kikuchi
44.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Robbie Ray
8.0%
Yusei Kikuchi
8.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Robbie Ray
.335
Yusei Kikuchi
.333
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
3.916.35
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.45
4.57
Yusei Kikuchi
3.916.35
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.53
WHIPlower is better
Robbie Ray
1.331.65
now 1.40
1.41
Yusei Kikuchi
1.331.65
now 1.58
1.41
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Robbie Ray
4082.60
now 59
0
Yusei Kikuchi
4082.60
now 33
0
Winshigher is better
Robbie Ray
.0004.20
now 3
0–0
Yusei Kikuchi
.0004.20
now 0
0–0
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
SellYusei Kikuchi — sell.conf 0.75