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

2026-08-28
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 10312
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
Dylan Cease headshot
Dylan Cease
Probable starter
TOR vs SEA 6.95 31.5% 33.9% 22.4% 15.6 10 4
Tarik Skubal headshot
Tarik Skubal
Probable starter
LAD vs DET 6.17 27.4% 26.8% 22.4% 18.1 10 4
Hunter Brown headshot
Hunter Brown
Probable starter
HOU vs NYM 6.08 29.8% 28.9% 22.4% 17.1 10 2
Cam Schlittler headshot
Cam Schlittler
Probable starter
NYY vs BOS 6.00 29.4% 29.4% 22.4% 16.1 10 7
Reid Detmers headshot
Reid Detmers
Probable starter
LAA vs PHI 5.49 24.3% 25.6% 22.4% 17.0 10 5
Tanner Bibee headshot
Tanner Bibee
Probable starter
CLE vs KC 4.99 21.6% 19.5% 22.4% 16.7 10 6
Logan Henderson headshot
Logan Henderson
Probable starter
MIL vs TEX 4.85 26.9% 29.3% 22.4% 14.4 10 1
Dean Kremer headshot
Dean Kremer
Probable starter
MIN vs CWS 4.81 23.9% 22.9% 22.4% 16.4 10 1
Casey Mize headshot
Casey Mize
Probable starter
SD vs TB 4.78 23.5% 26.2% 22.4% 16.2 10 4
David Peterson headshot
David Peterson
Probable starter
CHC vs CIN 4.74 22.4% 19.8% 22.4% 15.9 10 3
Grant Holmes headshot
Grant Holmes
Probable starter
ATL vs COL 4.72 21.5% 19.9% 22.4% 15.7 10 5
Jackson Kent headshot
Jackson Kent
Probable starter
WSH vs MIA 4.67 21.9% 21.9% 22.4% 15.6 5 0
Quinn Mathews headshot
Quinn Mathews
Probable starter
STL vs PIT 4.67 21.9% 21.9% 22.4% 15.6 5 0
Michael Wacha headshot
Michael Wacha
Probable starter
KC vs CLE 4.62 21.1% 22.3% 22.4% 17.7 10 4
Drew Anderson headshot
Drew Anderson
Probable starter
DET vs LAD 4.61 24.1% 27.0% 22.4% 15.4 10 1
Jacob Lopez headshot
Jacob Lopez
Probable starter
ATH vs BAL 4.60 21.8% 20.4% 22.4% 14.6 10 3
Luis Castillo headshot
Luis Castillo
Probable starter
CWS vs MIN 4.58 22.5% 24.4% 22.4% 15.6 10 3
Jared Jones headshot
Jared Jones
Probable starter
PIT vs STL 4.45 23.8% 27.8% 22.4% 15.5 10 1
Christian Scott headshot
Christian Scott
Probable starter
NYM vs HOU 4.32 21.9% 18.9% 22.4% 15.6 10 0
Eury Pérez headshot
Eury Pérez
Probable starter
MIA vs WSH 4.29 23.3% 28.7% 22.4% 14.3 10 3
Kohl Drake headshot
Kohl Drake
Probable starter
AZ vs SF 4.29 21.9% 21.9% 22.4% 15.6 5 0
Shane McClanahan headshot
Shane McClanahan
Probable starter
TB vs SD 4.18 22.0% 22.0% 22.4% 15.1 10 3
Emerson Hancock headshot
Emerson Hancock
Probable starter
SEA vs TOR 4.17 22.5% 22.1% 22.4% 16.4 10 6
Cody Bradford headshot
Cody Bradford
Probable starter
TEX vs MIL 4.16 21.9% 22.5% 22.4% 15.6 10 0
Patrick Sandoval headshot
Patrick Sandoval
Probable starter
BOS vs NYY 4.06 21.9% 22.4% 22.4% 15.6 10 0
Andrew Painter headshot
Andrew Painter
Probable starter
PHI vs LAA 3.90 21.8% 21.7% 22.4% 15.3 10 2
Blade Tidwell headshot
Blade Tidwell
Probable starter
SF vs AZ 3.85 20.5% 18.3% 22.4% 14.8 10 0
Rhett Lowder headshot
Rhett Lowder
Probable starter
CIN vs CHC 3.75 18.6% 16.7% 22.4% 16.3 10 5
Brandon Young headshot
Brandon Young
Probable starter
BAL vs ATH 3.31 18.6% 15.7% 22.4% 15.0 10 1
Tomoyuki Sugano headshot
Tomoyuki Sugano
Probable starter
COL vs ATL 3.04 17.5% 17.8% 22.4% 15.4 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.