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

2026-07-28
pitcher_k_v1_regular_16f 32 starters

Overview

Projection Snapshot

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

Projected Starters 32
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
Chase Burns headshot
Chase Burns
Probable starter
CIN vs CLE 6.24 31.8% 36.8% 22.4% 14.8 10 2
Chris Sale headshot
Chris Sale
Probable starter
ATL vs NYM 6.14 28.0% 27.1% 22.4% 17.3 10 5
Gavin Williams headshot
Gavin Williams
Probable starter
CLE vs CIN 5.52 27.5% 32.9% 22.4% 16.4 10 4
Taj Bradley headshot
Taj Bradley
Probable starter
MIN vs KC 5.38 24.2% 26.5% 22.4% 16.2 10 3
Michael King headshot
Michael King
Probable starter
SD vs COL 5.08 23.2% 22.5% 22.4% 15.7 10 4
Sandy Alcantara headshot
Sandy Alcantara
Probable starter
MIA vs PHI 5.08 19.3% 17.9% 22.4% 18.6 10 4
Reid Detmers headshot
Reid Detmers
Probable starter
LAA vs HOU 4.96 22.1% 25.8% 22.4% 16.4 10 4
Aaron Nola headshot
Aaron Nola
Probable starter
PHI vs MIA 4.93 23.4% 23.3% 22.4% 16.2 10 5
Seth Lugo headshot
Seth Lugo
Probable starter
KC vs MIN 4.73 22.6% 23.4% 22.4% 17.3 10 5
Caleb Ferguson headshot
Caleb Ferguson
Probable starter
CIN vs CLE 4.66 21.9% 21.9% 22.4% 15.6 5 0
Gage Jump headshot
Gage Jump
Probable starter
ATH vs BOS 4.66 21.9% 21.9% 22.4% 15.6 5 0
Landen Roupp headshot
Landen Roupp
Probable starter
SF vs MIL 4.64 24.1% 26.4% 22.4% 15.1 10 2
Shane Bieber headshot
Shane Bieber
Probable starter
TOR vs WSH 4.58 23.6% 20.3% 22.4% 16.3 10 0
Luis Castillo headshot
Luis Castillo
Probable starter
SEA vs LAD 4.56 22.5% 24.4% 22.4% 15.6 10 3
Anthony Kay headshot
Anthony Kay
Probable starter
CWS vs NYY 4.53 22.6% 23.3% 22.4% 15.6 10 2
Bubba Chandler headshot
Bubba Chandler
Probable starter
PIT vs AZ 4.52 22.4% 22.2% 22.4% 15.2 10 4
Logan Henderson headshot
Logan Henderson
Probable starter
MIL vs SF 4.46 26.9% 29.3% 22.4% 14.4 10 1
Gerrit Cole headshot
Gerrit Cole
Probable starter
NYY vs CWS 4.45 21.9% 24.0% 22.4% 15.6 10 0
Dean Kremer headshot
Dean Kremer
Probable starter
BAL vs DET 4.43 23.9% 22.9% 22.4% 16.4 10 1
Troy Melton headshot
Troy Melton
Probable starter
DET vs BAL 4.40 22.6% 23.4% 22.4% 15.6 10 0
Christian Scott headshot
Christian Scott
Probable starter
NYM vs ATL 4.31 21.9% 18.9% 22.4% 15.6 10 0
Jake Bennett headshot
Jake Bennett
Probable starter
BOS vs ATH 4.28 21.9% 21.9% 22.4% 15.6 5 0
Brandon Pfaadt headshot
Brandon Pfaadt
Probable starter
AZ vs PIT 4.08 18.7% 17.9% 22.4% 16.1 10 3
Peter Lambert headshot
Peter Lambert
Probable starter
HOU vs LAA 4.01 23.8% 23.1% 22.4% 15.5 10 1
Colin Rea headshot
Colin Rea
Probable starter
CHC vs STL 3.90 18.5% 23.6% 22.4% 16.2 10 2
Slade Cecconi headshot
Slade Cecconi
Probable starter
CLE vs CIN 3.80 19.6% 18.8% 22.4% 16.0 10 4
Justin Wrobleski headshot
Justin Wrobleski
Probable starter
LAD vs SEA 3.78 16.1% 14.1% 22.4% 16.9 10 3
Michael Lorenzen headshot
Michael Lorenzen
Probable starter
COL vs SD 3.75 18.0% 18.7% 22.4% 14.8 10 3
Cade Cavalli headshot
Cade Cavalli
Probable starter
WSH vs TOR 3.42 18.9% 19.7% 22.4% 14.0 10 4
Griffin Jax headshot
Griffin Jax
Probable starter
TB vs TEX 3.33 21.9% 22.0% 22.4% 13.5 10 0
Michael McGreevy headshot
Michael McGreevy
Probable starter
STL vs CHC 2.96 14.0% 11.8% 22.4% 16.2 10 5
Cal Quantrill headshot
Cal Quantrill
Probable starter
TEX vs TB 2.84 17.8% 11.4% 22.4% 14.1 10 0

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.