Who's more valuable, rest of season
Too close to call.
They split your categories 2–2. Take whoever fills a bigger need.
Head-to-head
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K
ERA
▶
WHIP
▶
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W
SV n/a
Robbie Ray wins 2 (K, W); Yusei Kikuchi wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Robbie Ray
93.3
Yusei Kikuchi
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Robbie Ray
12.2%
Yusei Kikuchi
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Robbie Ray
22.0%
Yusei Kikuchi
23.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Robbie Ray
29.8%
Yusei Kikuchi
27.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Robbie Ray
36.9%
Yusei Kikuchi
42.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Robbie Ray
11.6%
Yusei Kikuchi
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Robbie Ray
.345
Yusei Kikuchi
.340
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
3.516.47
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.45
4.66
Yusei Kikuchi
3.516.47
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.17
WHIPlower is better
Robbie Ray
1.201.69
now 1.40
1.39
Yusei Kikuchi
1.201.69
now 1.58
1.31
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Robbie Ray
40114.20
now 59
91
Yusei Kikuchi
40114.20
now 33
77
Winshigher is better
Robbie Ray
.0008.40
now 3
3–6
Yusei Kikuchi
.0008.40
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
Hold · wait & seeYusei Kikuchi — hold.conf 0.55