Projections

Daily Pitcher Strikeout Leaders

The first Mithrandir Metrics projections surface. This page turns the existing V1 model output into a daily leaderboard with just enough supporting context to explain why each arm rates where it does.

Latest Projection Date

2026-04-01
pitcher_k_v1_regular_16f 30 starters

Overview

Projection Snapshot

Leaders sorted from the same saved artifact the projection pipeline writes each run.

Projected Starters 30
Training Starts 9838
Skipped 0
Model pitcher_k_v1_regular_16f

Leaderboard

Projected Strikeout Leaders

Pitcher Matchup Proj K Pitcher K% Last 5 K% Opp K% 14d Outs / Start Rest Starts
Garrett Crochet headshot
Garrett Crochet
Probable starter
BOS vs HOU 7.43 30.9% 34.7% 22.4% 18.3 6 1
Chris Sale headshot
Chris Sale
Probable starter
ATL vs ATH 7.20 29.1% 31.4% 22.4% 17.3 5 1
Tarik Skubal headshot
Tarik Skubal
Probable starter
DET vs AZ 6.62 29.5% 28.5% 22.4% 18.1 6 1
Yoshinobu Yamamoto headshot
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Probable starter
LAD vs CLE 6.55 27.5% 31.7% 22.4% 17.1 6 1
Cristopher Sánchez headshot
Cristopher Sánchez
Probable starter
PHI vs WSH 6.47 27.6% 30.2% 22.4% 18.1 6 1
Jacob Misiorowski headshot
Jacob Misiorowski
Probable starter
MIL vs TB 6.42 32.3% 29.7% 22.4% 14.5 6 1
Kevin Gausman headshot
Kevin Gausman
Probable starter
TOR vs COL 6.33 28.0% 30.0% 22.4% 17.6 5 1
Nick Pivetta headshot
Nick Pivetta
Probable starter
SD vs SF 5.87 25.2% 23.9% 22.4% 16.2 6 1
Freddy Peralta headshot
Freddy Peralta
Probable starter
NYM vs STL 5.84 27.9% 33.3% 22.4% 15.8 6 1
George Kirby headshot
George Kirby
Probable starter
SEA vs NYY 5.84 24.9% 32.5% 22.4% 16.4 5 1
Cam Schlittler headshot
Cam Schlittler
Probable starter
NYY vs SEA 5.62 28.4% 31.1% 22.4% 15.7 5 1
Joe Ryan headshot
Joe Ryan
Probable starter
MIN vs KC 5.62 28.2% 28.3% 22.4% 16.3 6 1
Paul Skenes headshot
Paul Skenes
Probable starter
PIT vs CIN 5.61 27.5% 31.6% 22.4% 15.4 6 1
Nathan Eovaldi headshot
Nathan Eovaldi
Probable starter
TEX vs BAL 5.58 25.7% 25.4% 22.4% 16.7 6 1
Gavin Williams headshot
Gavin Williams
Probable starter
CLE vs LAD 5.51 25.0% 28.8% 22.4% 16.0 5 1
Matthew Boyd headshot
Matthew Boyd
Probable starter
CHC vs LAA 5.16 24.8% 20.5% 22.4% 16.3 6 1
Zac Gallen headshot
Zac Gallen
Probable starter
AZ vs DET 5.14 20.8% 20.0% 22.4% 16.5 6 1
Mike Burrows headshot
Mike Burrows
Probable starter
HOU vs BOS 5.02 24.1% 26.8% 22.4% 14.6 5 1
Sandy Alcantara headshot
Sandy Alcantara
Probable starter
MIA vs CWS 4.97 19.6% 20.8% 22.4% 17.1 5 1
Yusei Kikuchi headshot
Yusei Kikuchi
Probable starter
LAA vs CHC 4.94 22.2% 17.6% 22.4% 15.7 5 1
Andrew Abbott headshot
Andrew Abbott
Probable starter
CIN vs PIT 4.89 20.5% 20.0% 22.4% 16.9 6 1
Trevor Rogers headshot
Trevor Rogers
Probable starter
BAL vs TEX 4.87 21.5% 23.7% 22.4% 17.7 6 1
Noah Cameron headshot
Noah Cameron
Probable starter
KC vs MIN 4.51 20.8% 24.4% 22.4% 16.8 10 0
Shane Smith headshot
Shane Smith
Probable starter
CWS vs MIA 4.26 22.8% 27.2% 22.4% 14.1 6 1
Matthew Liberatore headshot
Matthew Liberatore
Probable starter
STL vs NYM 4.18 18.2% 19.8% 22.4% 15.6 6 1
Luis Severino headshot
Luis Severino
Probable starter
ATH vs ATL 4.10 18.6% 18.3% 22.4% 16.3 5 1
Cade Cavalli headshot
Cade Cavalli
Probable starter
WSH vs PHI 3.83 21.0% 18.2% 22.4% 14.6 6 1
Kyle Freeland headshot
Kyle Freeland
Probable starter
COL vs TOR 3.74 17.1% 16.3% 22.4% 15.4 5 1
Adrian Houser headshot
Adrian Houser
Probable starter
SF vs SD 3.68 18.4% 20.2% 22.4% 17.1 10 0
Drew Rasmussen headshot
Drew Rasmussen
Probable starter
TB vs MIL 3.44 20.1% 17.9% 22.4% 14.8 6 1

Context

What V1 Shows Publicly

Only fields already produced by the current model output.

Pitcher Skill

Season and Last 5 K Rate

These explain whether the projection is being driven by the pitcher’s current strikeout baseline or more recent form.

Opponent Context

Opponent K Rate Last 14 Days

This is the cleanest public-facing opponent context from the current feature set without overloading the table.

Workload Context

Outs Per Start, Rest, Starts

These help frame expected length, freshness, and how stable the current-season sample is for each pitcher.