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

2026-05-30
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 10282
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
Jesús Luzardo headshot
Jesús Luzardo
Probable starter
PHI vs LAD 5.93 26.9% 28.8% 22.4% 17.1 10 3
Bryan Woo headshot
Bryan Woo
Probable starter
SEA vs AZ 5.09 21.0% 25.6% 22.4% 18.2 10 3
Ryan Weathers headshot
Ryan Weathers
Probable starter
NYY vs ATH 4.87 25.9% 29.4% 22.4% 15.3 10 4
Ben Brown headshot
Ben Brown
Probable starter
CHC vs STL 4.76 23.6% 21.0% 22.4% 15.3 10 0
Parker Messick headshot
Parker Messick
Probable starter
CLE vs BOS 4.74 23.1% 26.8% 22.4% 16.6 10 3
Seth Lugo headshot
Seth Lugo
Probable starter
KC vs TEX 4.73 22.6% 23.4% 22.4% 17.3 10 5
Michael King headshot
Michael King
Probable starter
SD vs WSH 4.70 23.2% 22.5% 22.4% 15.7 10 4
Reid Detmers headshot
Reid Detmers
Probable starter
LAA vs TB 4.58 22.1% 25.8% 22.4% 16.4 10 4
Framber Valdez headshot
Framber Valdez
Probable starter
DET vs CWS 4.57 18.3% 18.0% 22.4% 17.9 10 4
Anthony Kay headshot
Anthony Kay
Probable starter
CWS vs DET 4.53 22.6% 23.3% 22.4% 15.6 10 2
J.t. Ginn headshot
J.t. Ginn
Probable starter
ATH vs NYY 4.52 22.1% 20.9% 22.4% 14.9 10 2
Trey Yesavage headshot
Trey Yesavage
Probable starter
TOR vs BAL 4.51 25.5% 27.4% 22.4% 15.5 10 1
Peter Lambert headshot
Peter Lambert
Probable starter
HOU vs MIL 4.39 23.8% 23.1% 22.4% 15.5 10 1
Christian Scott headshot
Christian Scott
Probable starter
NYM vs MIA 4.31 21.9% 18.9% 22.4% 15.6 10 0
Sonny Gray headshot
Sonny Gray
Probable starter
BOS vs CLE 4.30 20.1% 16.9% 22.4% 15.8 10 4
Brady Singer headshot
Brady Singer
Probable starter
CIN vs ATL 4.28 19.6% 17.7% 22.4% 15.2 10 3
Drew Rasmussen headshot
Drew Rasmussen
Probable starter
TB vs LAA 4.28 24.1% 24.9% 22.4% 15.1 10 3
Mitch Keller headshot
Mitch Keller
Probable starter
PIT vs MIN 4.28 19.0% 19.5% 22.4% 16.2 10 3
Kumar Rocker headshot
Kumar Rocker
Probable starter
TEX vs KC 4.22 20.6% 20.3% 22.4% 14.5 10 2
Foster Griffin headshot
Foster Griffin
Probable starter
WSH vs SD 4.15 20.9% 20.1% 22.4% 15.5 10 3
Ryne Nelson headshot
Ryne Nelson
Probable starter
AZ vs SEA 4.07 21.3% 23.8% 22.4% 16.0 10 4
Bailey Ober headshot
Bailey Ober
Probable starter
MIN vs PIT 3.97 19.5% 18.9% 22.4% 15.6 10 4
Roki Sasaki headshot
Roki Sasaki
Probable starter
LAD vs PHI 3.80 20.5% 18.5% 22.4% 14.0 10 3
Ryan Feltner headshot
Ryan Feltner
Probable starter
COL vs SF 3.80 19.0% 17.3% 22.4% 14.6 10 3
Brandon Young headshot
Brandon Young
Probable starter
BAL vs TOR 3.67 18.6% 15.7% 22.4% 15.0 10 1
Brandon Sproat headshot
Brandon Sproat
Probable starter
MIL vs HOU 3.59 20.7% 20.1% 22.4% 14.8 10 1
Kyle Leahy headshot
Kyle Leahy
Probable starter
STL vs CHC 3.57 18.7% 16.6% 22.4% 14.7 10 4
Adrian Houser headshot
Adrian Houser
Probable starter
SF vs COL 3.42 16.5% 14.7% 22.4% 16.8 10 3
Tyler Phillips headshot
Tyler Phillips
Probable starter
MIA vs NYM 3.12 21.3% 17.6% 22.4% 14.9 10 0
Martín Pérez headshot
Martín Pérez
Probable starter
ATL vs CIN 3.10 16.6% 13.5% 22.4% 15.8 10 3

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.