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

2026-08-05
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
Hunter Brown headshot
Hunter Brown
Probable starter
HOU vs TOR 6.44 29.8% 28.9% 22.4% 17.1 10 2
Shota Imanaga headshot
Shota Imanaga
Probable starter
CHC vs LAD 5.35 26.4% 26.1% 22.4% 16.6 10 3
Paul Skenes headshot
Paul Skenes
Probable starter
PIT vs MIL 5.33 27.3% 27.0% 22.4% 15.9 10 4
Bryce Elder headshot
Bryce Elder
Probable starter
ATL vs MIA 5.24 23.1% 25.3% 22.4% 17.3 10 4
Kyle Harrison headshot
Kyle Harrison
Probable starter
MIL vs PIT 5.12 26.1% 29.0% 22.4% 15.3 10 4
Will Warren headshot
Will Warren
Probable starter
NYY vs STL 5.12 24.9% 25.7% 22.4% 14.7 10 3
Bryan Woo headshot
Bryan Woo
Probable starter
SEA vs DET 5.09 21.0% 25.6% 22.4% 18.2 10 3
Tanner Bibee headshot
Tanner Bibee
Probable starter
CLE vs NYM 4.97 21.6% 19.5% 22.4% 16.7 10 6
Casey Mize headshot
Casey Mize
Probable starter
SD vs AZ 4.77 23.5% 26.2% 22.4% 16.2 10 4
Trevor Rogers headshot
Trevor Rogers
Probable starter
BAL vs LAA 4.72 21.4% 20.8% 22.4% 17.5 10 4
Sonny Gray headshot
Sonny Gray
Probable starter
BOS vs CWS 4.68 20.1% 16.9% 22.4% 15.8 10 4
Mitch Bratt headshot
Mitch Bratt
Probable starter
AZ vs SD 4.66 21.9% 21.9% 22.4% 15.6 5 0
Reid Detmers headshot
Reid Detmers
Probable starter
LAA vs BAL 4.58 22.1% 25.8% 22.4% 16.4 10 4
Cody Bradford headshot
Cody Bradford
Probable starter
TEX vs SF 4.52 21.9% 22.5% 22.4% 15.6 10 0
Dean Kremer headshot
Dean Kremer
Probable starter
MIN vs KC 4.43 23.9% 22.9% 22.4% 16.4 10 1
Noah Cameron headshot
Noah Cameron
Probable starter
KC vs MIN 4.38 20.8% 21.7% 22.4% 16.6 10 3
Eury Pérez headshot
Eury Pérez
Probable starter
MIA vs ATL 4.28 23.3% 28.7% 22.4% 14.3 10 3
Andrew Painter headshot
Andrew Painter
Probable starter
PHI vs WSH 4.26 21.8% 21.7% 22.4% 15.3 10 2
Jameson Taillon headshot
Jameson Taillon
Probable starter
TOR vs HOU 4.25 21.1% 23.1% 22.4% 16.6 10 3
Drew Anderson headshot
Drew Anderson
Probable starter
DET vs SEA 4.21 24.1% 27.0% 22.4% 15.4 10 1
Jacob Lopez headshot
Jacob Lopez
Probable starter
ATH vs CIN 4.21 21.8% 20.4% 22.4% 14.6 10 3
Rhett Lowder headshot
Rhett Lowder
Probable starter
CIN vs ATH 4.11 18.6% 16.7% 22.4% 16.3 10 5
Christian Scott headshot
Christian Scott
Probable starter
NYM vs CLE 3.93 21.9% 18.9% 22.4% 15.6 10 0
Jake Irvin headshot
Jake Irvin
Probable starter
WSH vs PHI 3.90 20.3% 22.5% 22.4% 15.5 10 4
Eric Lauer headshot
Eric Lauer
Probable starter
LAD vs CHC 3.89 22.4% 20.5% 22.4% 14.4 10 3
Sean Burke headshot
Sean Burke
Probable starter
CWS vs BOS 3.67 19.3% 18.9% 22.4% 14.7 10 3
Nick Martinez headshot
Nick Martinez
Probable starter
TB vs COL 3.47 17.4% 15.8% 22.4% 16.4 10 4
Tomoyuki Sugano headshot
Tomoyuki Sugano
Probable starter
COL vs TB 3.41 17.5% 17.8% 22.4% 15.4 10 3
Carson Whisenhunt headshot
Carson Whisenhunt
Probable starter
SF vs TEX 3.28 19.4% 17.1% 22.4% 15.1 10 0
Andre Pallante headshot
Andre Pallante
Probable starter
STL vs NYY 2.89 14.8% 13.9% 22.4% 15.5 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.