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

2026-04-12
pitcher_k_v1_regular_16f 29 starters

Overview

Projection Snapshot

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

Projected Starters 29
Training Starts 10092
Skipped 1
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
Tarik Skubal headshot
Tarik Skubal
Probable starter
DET vs MIA 6.81 27.2% 27.4% 22.4% 18.0 5 3
Chris Sale headshot
Chris Sale
Probable starter
ATL vs CLE 6.75 28.2% 27.9% 22.4% 16.9 6 3
Logan Gilbert headshot
Logan Gilbert
Probable starter
SEA vs HOU 6.59 28.2% 25.9% 22.4% 15.9 6 3
Nick Pivetta headshot
Nick Pivetta
Probable starter
SD vs COL 6.22 28.9% 28.7% 22.4% 16.0 5 3
Freddy Peralta headshot
Freddy Peralta
Probable starter
NYM vs ATH 6.21 27.9% 29.1% 22.4% 15.7 5 3
Brandon Woodruff headshot
Brandon Woodruff
Probable starter
MIL vs WSH 5.80 26.6% 27.1% 22.4% 15.9 6 2
Cam Schlittler headshot
Cam Schlittler
Probable starter
NYY vs TB 5.80 29.7% 33.0% 22.4% 15.9 5 3
Jacob deGrom headshot
Jacob deGrom
Probable starter
TEX vs LAD 5.49 28.0% 28.2% 22.4% 16.4 6 2
Taj Bradley headshot
Taj Bradley
Probable starter
MIN vs TOR 5.23 23.4% 25.1% 22.4% 16.3 5 2
Sandy Alcantara headshot
Sandy Alcantara
Probable starter
MIA vs DET 5.04 20.1% 20.4% 22.4% 18.7 5 3
José Soriano headshot
José Soriano
Probable starter
LAA vs CIN 4.93 24.3% 24.4% 22.4% 17.2 6 3
Tanner Bibee headshot
Tanner Bibee
Probable starter
CLE vs ATL 4.88 23.1% 24.6% 22.4% 16.2 6 3
Noah Cameron headshot
Noah Cameron
Probable starter
KC vs CWS 4.83 21.3% 23.4% 22.4% 16.6 5 2
Andrew Abbott headshot
Andrew Abbott
Probable starter
CIN vs LAA 4.70 19.0% 16.7% 22.4% 16.8 5 3
Cade Povich headshot
Cade Povich
Probable starter
BAL vs SF 4.70 22.1% 20.8% 22.4% 15.6 10 0
Bubba Chandler headshot
Bubba Chandler
Probable starter
PIT vs CHC 4.65 24.4% 27.6% 22.4% 14.8 6 2
Andrew Painter headshot
Andrew Painter
Probable starter
PHI vs AZ 4.52 21.8% 21.7% 22.4% 15.3 6 2
Zac Gallen headshot
Zac Gallen
Probable starter
AZ vs PHI 4.49 19.6% 19.0% 22.4% 16.5 5 3
Jameson Taillon headshot
Jameson Taillon
Probable starter
CHC vs PIT 4.32 18.4% 19.0% 22.4% 16.4 6 2
Aaron Civale headshot
Aaron Civale
Probable starter
ATH vs NYM 4.24 20.7% 19.5% 22.4% 15.1 5 2
Zack Littell headshot
Zack Littell
Probable starter
WSH vs MIL 4.20 20.3% 19.4% 22.4% 16.8 6 1
Max Scherzer headshot
Max Scherzer
Probable starter
TOR vs MIN 4.12 21.9% 21.2% 22.4% 14.6 6 2
Kyle Freeland headshot
Kyle Freeland
Probable starter
COL vs SD 4.04 18.8% 20.5% 22.4% 15.7 5 3
Drew Rasmussen headshot
Drew Rasmussen
Probable starter
TB vs NYY 3.97 22.6% 22.6% 22.4% 14.8 10 2
Brayan Bello headshot
Brayan Bello
Probable starter
BOS vs STL 3.91 18.4% 16.6% 22.4% 15.9 6 2
Roki Sasaki headshot
Roki Sasaki
Probable starter
LAD vs TEX 3.84 19.5% 16.9% 22.4% 14.2 7 2
Adrian Houser headshot
Adrian Houser
Probable starter
SF vs BAL 3.81 16.8% 14.0% 22.4% 17.1 6 2
Andre Pallante headshot
Andre Pallante
Probable starter
STL vs BOS 3.57 16.1% 13.4% 22.4% 15.6 6 2
Grant Taylor headshot
Grant Taylor
Probable starter
CWS vs KC 2.24 23.1% 25.0% 22.4% 10.6 6 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.