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

2026-04-08
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 10020
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 LAD 6.79 28.1% 27.5% 22.4% 15.4 5 1
Cole Ragans headshot
Cole Ragans
Probable starter
KC vs CLE 6.47 31.1% 36.0% 22.4% 14.9 6 2
MacKenzie Gore headshot
MacKenzie Gore
Probable starter
TEX vs SEA 6.37 28.2% 27.6% 22.4% 16.1 5 2
Sonny Gray headshot
Sonny Gray
Probable starter
BOS vs MIL 6.11 24.6% 25.9% 22.4% 16.8 5 1
Kyle Bradish headshot
Kyle Bradish
Probable starter
BAL vs CWS 5.95 28.7% 33.0% 22.4% 15.3 5 1
Aaron Nola headshot
Aaron Nola
Probable starter
PHI vs SF 5.85 25.7% 26.8% 22.4% 16.6 5 1
Joe Boyle headshot
Joe Boyle
Probable starter
TB vs CHC 5.70 26.3% 28.1% 22.4% 14.4 5 1
Joey Cantillo headshot
Joey Cantillo
Probable starter
CLE vs KC 5.58 25.1% 25.0% 22.4% 15.6 5 1
Bryan Woo headshot
Bryan Woo
Probable starter
SEA vs TEX 5.54 25.0% 32.1% 22.4% 18.2 5 1
Will Warren headshot
Will Warren
Probable starter
NYY vs ATH 5.46 24.2% 22.2% 22.4% 15.2 5 1
Framber Valdez headshot
Framber Valdez
Probable starter
DET vs MIN 5.29 22.4% 21.3% 22.4% 17.9 5 2
Eury Pérez headshot
Eury Pérez
Probable starter
MIA vs CIN 5.21 25.0% 33.0% 22.4% 14.4 5 1
Michael King headshot
Michael King
Probable starter
SD vs PIT 4.96 24.7% 22.2% 22.4% 15.2 5 2
Shohei Ohtani headshot
Shohei Ohtani
Probable starter
LAD vs TOR 4.94 27.8% 32.1% 22.4% 13.0 8 1
Brady Singer headshot
Brady Singer
Probable starter
CIN vs MIA 4.86 22.5% 21.9% 22.4% 15.7 5 1
Mitch Keller headshot
Mitch Keller
Probable starter
PIT vs SD 4.86 19.8% 20.1% 22.4% 16.5 5 1
Reid Detmers headshot
Reid Detmers
Probable starter
LAA vs ATL 4.77 20.8% 25.8% 22.4% 16.1 5 1
Grant Holmes headshot
Grant Holmes
Probable starter
ATL vs LAA 4.76 22.7% 15.7% 22.4% 16.1 5 2
David Peterson headshot
David Peterson
Probable starter
NYM vs AZ 4.69 20.8% 19.1% 22.4% 16.2 6 1
Bailey Ober headshot
Bailey Ober
Probable starter
MIN vs DET 4.61 19.9% 19.9% 22.4% 15.3 5 2
Michael Lorenzen headshot
Michael Lorenzen
Probable starter
COL vs HOU 4.52 18.6% 19.6% 22.4% 15.3 5 1
Shane Drohan headshot
Shane Drohan
Probable starter
MIL vs BOS 4.32 21.9% 21.9% 22.4% 15.6 5 0
Tyler Mahle headshot
Tyler Mahle
Probable starter
SF vs PHI 4.25 19.8% 20.0% 22.4% 15.9 5 1
Sean Burke headshot
Sean Burke
Probable starter
CWS vs BAL 4.22 21.7% 25.4% 22.4% 14.6 10 0
Luis Severino headshot
Luis Severino
Probable starter
ATH vs NYY 4.21 20.9% 19.3% 22.4% 15.7 7 2
Ryne Nelson headshot
Ryne Nelson
Probable starter
AZ vs NYM 4.01 20.0% 19.5% 22.4% 15.9 6 2
Colin Rea headshot
Colin Rea
Probable starter
CHC vs TB 3.90 20.1% 23.6% 22.4% 15.8 10 0
Cristian Javier headshot
Cristian Javier
Probable starter
HOU vs COL 3.84 19.6% 18.7% 22.4% 14.4 5 1
Miles Mikolas headshot
Miles Mikolas
Probable starter
WSH vs STL 3.81 16.6% 16.7% 22.4% 15.0 5 1
Michael McGreevy headshot
Michael McGreevy
Probable starter
STL vs WSH 3.58 18.0% 17.2% 22.4% 16.1 5 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.