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

2026-04-21
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 10252
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
Jesús Luzardo headshot
Jesús Luzardo
Probable starter
PHI vs CHC 6.17 26.9% 28.8% 22.4% 17.1 6 3
Nolan McLean headshot
Nolan McLean
Probable starter
NYM vs MIN 6.07 28.7% 32.5% 22.4% 17.0 7 4
Chase Burns headshot
Chase Burns
Probable starter
CIN vs TB 5.85 31.8% 36.8% 22.4% 14.8 10 2
Yoshinobu Yamamoto headshot
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Probable starter
LAD vs SF 5.66 25.0% 24.3% 22.4% 17.7 7 4
Shota Imanaga headshot
Shota Imanaga
Probable starter
CHC vs PHI 5.59 26.4% 26.1% 22.4% 16.6 6 3
Connelly Early headshot
Connelly Early
Probable starter
BOS vs NYY 5.38 25.9% 26.1% 22.4% 15.3 6 3
Kris Bubic headshot
Kris Bubic
Probable starter
KC vs BAL 5.00 24.7% 22.0% 22.4% 16.8 10 2
Luis Castillo headshot
Luis Castillo
Probable starter
SEA vs ATH 4.94 22.5% 24.4% 22.4% 15.6 10 3
Parker Messick headshot
Parker Messick
Probable starter
CLE vs HOU 4.74 23.1% 26.8% 22.4% 16.6 10 3
Merrill Kelly headshot
Merrill Kelly
Probable starter
AZ vs CWS 4.64 20.4% 18.9% 22.4% 16.8 7 1
Landen Roupp headshot
Landen Roupp
Probable starter
SF vs LAD 4.63 24.1% 26.4% 22.4% 15.1 10 2
Kumar Rocker headshot
Kumar Rocker
Probable starter
TEX vs PIT 4.46 20.6% 20.3% 22.4% 14.5 6 2
Reynaldo López headshot
Reynaldo López
Probable starter
ATL vs WSH 4.42 22.8% 23.7% 22.4% 15.3 7 3
Steven Matz headshot
Steven Matz
Probable starter
TB vs CIN 4.41 22.8% 26.9% 22.4% 15.5 10 2
Shane Baz headshot
Shane Baz
Probable starter
BAL vs KC 4.39 22.4% 22.4% 22.4% 16.1 10 2
Luis Gil headshot
Luis Gil
Probable starter
NYY vs BOS 4.33 21.1% 16.6% 22.4% 15.5 6 1
Ryan Weiss headshot
Ryan Weiss
Probable starter
HOU vs CLE 4.28 21.9% 21.9% 22.4% 15.6 5 0
Kyle Harrison headshot
Kyle Harrison
Probable starter
MIL vs DET 4.23 23.4% 24.5% 22.4% 14.8 10 3
Simeon Woods Richardson headshot
Simeon Woods Richardson
Probable starter
MIN vs NYM 4.21 18.6% 19.0% 22.4% 15.5 6 3
Jacob Lopez headshot
Jacob Lopez
Probable starter
ATH vs SEA 4.20 21.8% 20.4% 22.4% 14.6 10 3
Foster Griffin headshot
Foster Griffin
Probable starter
WSH vs ATL 4.14 20.9% 20.1% 22.4% 15.5 10 3
Chris Paddack headshot
Chris Paddack
Probable starter
MIA vs STL 4.11 20.2% 17.5% 22.4% 15.1 6 2
Dustin May headshot
Dustin May
Probable starter
STL vs MIA 4.06 20.4% 18.5% 22.4% 15.3 6 3
Jack Kochanowicz headshot
Jack Kochanowicz
Probable starter
LAA vs TOR 3.78 18.0% 16.0% 22.4% 15.2 6 3
Sean Burke headshot
Sean Burke
Probable starter
CWS vs AZ 3.75 18.8% 18.1% 22.4% 14.8 6 2
Patrick Corbin headshot
Patrick Corbin
Probable starter
TOR vs LAA 3.73 19.9% 21.0% 22.4% 15.5 10 0
Randy Vásquez headshot
Randy Vásquez
Probable starter
SD vs COL 3.55 19.1% 20.8% 22.4% 15.2 6 3
Keider Montero headshot
Keider Montero
Probable starter
DET vs MIL 3.48 19.5% 21.3% 22.4% 14.8 10 1
Carmen Mlodzinski headshot
Carmen Mlodzinski
Probable starter
PIT vs TEX 3.46 22.6% 25.0% 22.4% 13.7 10 2
Jimmy Herget headshot
Jimmy Herget
Probable starter
COL vs SD 2.82 20.4% 18.1% 22.4% 13.1 9 2

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.