Who's more valuable, rest of season
Shota Imanaga.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Shane McClanahan’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.
Head-to-head
K
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ERA
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WHIP
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W
SV n/a
Shota Imanaga wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Shane McClanahan wins 1 (W); SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Shane McClanahan
95.7
Shota Imanaga
91.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Shane McClanahan
13.1%
Shota Imanaga
15.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Shane McClanahan
23.2%
Shota Imanaga
24.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Shane McClanahan
31.8%
Shota Imanaga
37.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Shane McClanahan
39.4%
Shota Imanaga
36.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Shane McClanahan
8.7%
Shota Imanaga
10.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Shane McClanahan
.310
Shota Imanaga
.301
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
Shane McClanahan
25.14
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.45
3.99
Shota Imanaga
25.14
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.37
3.74
WHIPlower is better
Shane McClanahan
.9201.38
now 1.02
1.28
Shota Imanaga
.9201.38
now 1.07
1.17
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Shane McClanahan
46.6075.40
now 53
55
Shota Imanaga
46.6075.40
now 69
57
Winshigher is better
Shane McClanahan
.00010.40
now 6
4–8
Shota Imanaga
.00010.40
now 4
2–5
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighShane McClanahan — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
BuyShota Imanaga — buy.conf 0.71