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

2026-07-04
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 10282
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
Chris Sale headshot
Chris Sale
Probable starter
ATL vs NYM 6.52 28.0% 27.1% 22.4% 17.3 10 5
Logan Gilbert headshot
Logan Gilbert
Probable starter
SEA vs TOR 6.50 28.4% 28.1% 22.4% 16.3 10 5
Hunter Brown headshot
Hunter Brown
Probable starter
HOU vs TB 6.44 29.8% 28.9% 22.4% 17.1 10 2
Hunter Greene headshot
Hunter Greene
Probable starter
CIN vs BAL 6.27 28.1% 31.4% 22.4% 16.5 10 0
Jesús Luzardo headshot
Jesús Luzardo
Probable starter
PHI vs KC 5.93 26.9% 28.8% 22.4% 17.1 10 3
Yoshinobu Yamamoto headshot
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Probable starter
LAD vs SD 5.87 25.0% 24.3% 22.4% 17.7 10 4
Jack Flaherty headshot
Jack Flaherty
Probable starter
DET vs TEX 5.41 26.3% 26.4% 22.4% 15.1 10 4
Shota Imanaga headshot
Shota Imanaga
Probable starter
CHC vs STL 5.35 26.4% 26.1% 22.4% 16.6 10 3
Brandon Woodruff headshot
Brandon Woodruff
Probable starter
MIL vs AZ 5.26 26.5% 29.5% 22.4% 16.1 10 3
Robbie Ray headshot
Robbie Ray
Probable starter
SF vs COL 5.20 25.9% 26.4% 22.4% 16.7 10 4
Michael Wacha headshot
Michael Wacha
Probable starter
KC vs PHI 4.98 21.1% 22.3% 22.4% 17.7 10 4
Parker Messick headshot
Parker Messick
Probable starter
CLE vs CWS 4.74 23.1% 26.8% 22.4% 16.6 10 3
Sandy Alcantara headshot
Sandy Alcantara
Probable starter
MIA vs ATH 4.70 19.3% 17.9% 22.4% 18.6 10 4
Zebby Matthews headshot
Zebby Matthews
Probable starter
MIN vs NYY 4.68 23.7% 19.7% 22.4% 15.1 10 0
Brendan Beck headshot
Brendan Beck
Probable starter
NYY vs MIN 4.66 21.9% 21.9% 22.4% 15.6 5 0
Braxton Ashcraft headshot
Braxton Ashcraft
Probable starter
PIT vs WSH 4.60 26.1% 26.7% 22.4% 15.0 10 3
Shane Bieber headshot
Shane Bieber
Probable starter
TOR vs SEA 4.58 23.6% 20.3% 22.4% 16.3 10 0
Sean Manaea headshot
Sean Manaea
Probable starter
NYM vs ATL 4.46 25.2% 28.7% 22.4% 14.1 10 0
Merrill Kelly headshot
Merrill Kelly
Probable starter
AZ vs MIL 4.36 19.6% 17.2% 22.4% 16.9 10 2
Sonny Gray headshot
Sonny Gray
Probable starter
BOS vs LAA 4.30 20.1% 16.9% 22.4% 15.8 10 4
Kumar Rocker headshot
Kumar Rocker
Probable starter
TEX vs DET 4.22 20.6% 20.3% 22.4% 14.5 10 2
Aaron Civale headshot
Aaron Civale
Probable starter
ATH vs MIA 4.04 18.5% 17.3% 22.4% 15.1 10 5
Sam Aldegheri headshot
Sam Aldegheri
Probable starter
LAA vs BOS 3.96 20.5% 17.3% 22.4% 15.3 10 0
Zack Littell headshot
Zack Littell
Probable starter
WSH vs PIT 3.96 18.8% 18.3% 22.4% 16.1 10 4
Drew Rasmussen headshot
Drew Rasmussen
Probable starter
TB vs HOU 3.90 24.1% 24.9% 22.4% 15.1 10 3
Griffin Canning headshot
Griffin Canning
Probable starter
SD vs LAD 3.70 20.5% 20.3% 22.4% 14.8 10 0
Sean Burke headshot
Sean Burke
Probable starter
CWS vs CLE 3.67 19.3% 18.9% 22.4% 14.7 10 3
Tomoyuki Sugano headshot
Tomoyuki Sugano
Probable starter
COL vs SF 3.41 17.5% 17.8% 22.4% 15.4 10 3
Brandon Young headshot
Brandon Young
Probable starter
BAL vs CIN 3.29 18.6% 15.7% 22.4% 15.0 10 1
Kyle Leahy headshot
Kyle Leahy
Probable starter
STL vs CHC 3.19 18.7% 16.6% 22.4% 14.7 10 4

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.