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

2026-04-18
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 10232
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
Cristopher Sánchez headshot
Cristopher Sánchez
Probable starter
PHI vs ATL 6.52 27.9% 31.8% 22.4% 17.7 5 4
Tarik Skubal headshot
Tarik Skubal
Probable starter
DET vs BOS 6.39 27.4% 26.8% 22.4% 18.1 6 4
Gavin Williams headshot
Gavin Williams
Probable starter
CLE vs BAL 6.21 27.5% 32.9% 22.4% 16.4 5 4
Chris Sale headshot
Chris Sale
Probable starter
ATL vs PHI 6.17 27.6% 26.1% 22.4% 17.0 6 4
Paul Skenes headshot
Paul Skenes
Probable starter
PIT vs TB 6.01 27.3% 27.0% 22.4% 15.9 5 4
George Kirby headshot
George Kirby
Probable starter
SEA vs TEX 5.93 23.0% 25.2% 22.4% 17.7 5 4
Freddy Peralta headshot
Freddy Peralta
Probable starter
NYM vs CHC 5.78 27.4% 28.1% 22.4% 15.9 6 4
Nathan Eovaldi headshot
Nathan Eovaldi
Probable starter
TEX vs SEA 5.69 25.6% 27.6% 22.4% 16.8 5 4
Taj Bradley headshot
Taj Bradley
Probable starter
MIN vs CIN 5.63 24.2% 26.5% 22.4% 16.2 6 3
Brandon Woodruff headshot
Brandon Woodruff
Probable starter
MIL vs MIA 5.50 26.5% 29.5% 22.4% 16.1 6 3
Yusei Kikuchi headshot
Yusei Kikuchi
Probable starter
LAA vs SD 5.44 22.7% 23.2% 22.4% 15.2 5 4
Will Warren headshot
Will Warren
Probable starter
NYY vs KC 5.42 24.9% 25.7% 22.4% 14.7 5 3
Sandy Alcantara headshot
Sandy Alcantara
Probable starter
MIA vs MIL 5.33 19.3% 17.9% 22.4% 18.6 6 4
Luis Severino headshot
Luis Severino
Probable starter
ATH vs CWS 5.15 22.9% 25.0% 22.4% 15.8 5 4
Jameson Taillon headshot
Jameson Taillon
Probable starter
CHC vs NYM 4.89 21.1% 23.1% 22.4% 16.6 6 3
Emmet Sheehan headshot
Emmet Sheehan
Probable starter
LAD vs COL 4.87 25.5% 27.7% 22.4% 15.2 7 3
Lance McCullers Jr. headshot
Lance McCullers Jr.
Probable starter
HOU vs STL 4.82 24.5% 25.4% 22.4% 14.0 7 3
Dean Kremer headshot
Dean Kremer
Probable starter
BAL vs CLE 4.74 23.9% 22.9% 22.4% 16.4 5 1
Zac Gallen headshot
Zac Gallen
Probable starter
AZ vs TOR 4.48 18.5% 15.3% 22.4% 16.3 6 4
Noah Cameron headshot
Noah Cameron
Probable starter
KC vs NYY 4.25 20.8% 21.7% 22.4% 16.6 6 3
Brayan Bello headshot
Brayan Bello
Probable starter
BOS vs DET 4.16 16.9% 14.8% 22.4% 16.3 6 3
Drew Rasmussen headshot
Drew Rasmussen
Probable starter
TB vs PIT 4.15 24.1% 24.9% 22.4% 15.1 6 3
Ryan Feltner headshot
Ryan Feltner
Probable starter
COL vs LAD 3.99 19.0% 17.4% 22.4% 14.6 7 3
Andrew Abbott headshot
Andrew Abbott
Probable starter
CIN vs MIN 3.96 17.9% 16.0% 22.4% 16.2 6 4
Cade Cavalli headshot
Cade Cavalli
Probable starter
WSH vs SF 3.73 18.9% 19.7% 22.4% 14.0 5 4
Adrian Houser headshot
Adrian Houser
Probable starter
SF vs WSH 3.67 16.5% 14.7% 22.4% 16.8 6 3
Max Scherzer headshot
Max Scherzer
Probable starter
TOR vs AZ 3.53 21.7% 20.7% 22.4% 13.9 6 3
Erick Fedde headshot
Erick Fedde
Probable starter
CWS vs ATH 3.46 17.9% 16.5% 22.4% 15.2 7 2
Germán Márquez headshot
Germán Márquez
Probable starter
SD vs LAA 3.23 17.2% 15.8% 22.4% 14.3 7 3
Andre Pallante headshot
Andre Pallante
Probable starter
STL vs HOU 3.14 14.8% 13.9% 22.4% 15.5 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.