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

2026-07-10
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
Hunter Greene headshot
Hunter Greene
Probable starter
CIN vs CHC 6.27 28.1% 31.4% 22.4% 16.5 10 0
Chris Sale headshot
Chris Sale
Probable starter
ATL vs STL 6.14 28.0% 27.1% 22.4% 17.3 10 5
Hunter Brown headshot
Hunter Brown
Probable starter
HOU vs TEX 6.07 29.8% 28.9% 22.4% 17.1 10 2
Nolan McLean headshot
Nolan McLean
Probable starter
NYM vs BOS 5.89 28.7% 32.5% 22.4% 17.0 10 4
Jack Flaherty headshot
Jack Flaherty
Probable starter
DET vs PHI 5.79 26.3% 26.4% 22.4% 15.1 10 4
Robbie Ray headshot
Robbie Ray
Probable starter
SF vs COL 5.58 25.9% 26.4% 22.4% 16.7 10 4
Shohei Ohtani headshot
Shohei Ohtani
Probable starter
LAD vs AZ 5.40 26.8% 27.2% 22.4% 14.0 10 4
Sandy Alcantara headshot
Sandy Alcantara
Probable starter
MIA vs CLE 5.08 19.3% 17.9% 22.4% 18.6 10 4
Zebby Matthews headshot
Zebby Matthews
Probable starter
MIN vs LAA 5.05 23.7% 19.7% 22.4% 15.1 10 0
Braxton Ashcraft headshot
Braxton Ashcraft
Probable starter
PIT vs MIL 4.98 26.1% 26.7% 22.4% 15.0 10 3
Shota Imanaga headshot
Shota Imanaga
Probable starter
CHC vs CIN 4.97 26.4% 26.1% 22.4% 16.6 10 3
Aaron Nola headshot
Aaron Nola
Probable starter
PHI vs DET 4.93 23.4% 23.3% 22.4% 16.2 10 5
Ryan Weathers headshot
Ryan Weathers
Probable starter
NYY vs WSH 4.87 25.9% 29.4% 22.4% 15.3 10 4
Shane Bieber headshot
Shane Bieber
Probable starter
TOR vs SD 4.58 23.6% 20.3% 22.4% 16.3 10 0
Luis Castillo headshot
Luis Castillo
Probable starter
SEA vs TB 4.56 22.5% 24.4% 22.4% 15.6 10 3
Parker Messick headshot
Parker Messick
Probable starter
CLE vs MIA 4.36 23.1% 26.8% 22.4% 16.6 10 3
Sonny Gray headshot
Sonny Gray
Probable starter
BOS vs NYM 4.30 20.1% 16.9% 22.4% 15.8 10 4
Grayson Rodriguez headshot
Grayson Rodriguez
Probable starter
LAA vs MIN 4.29 21.9% 25.5% 22.4% 15.6 10 0
Jacob Lopez headshot
Jacob Lopez
Probable starter
ATH vs CWS 4.21 21.8% 20.4% 22.4% 14.6 10 3
Jp Sears headshot
Jp Sears
Probable starter
SD vs TOR 4.16 20.0% 18.7% 22.4% 15.2 10 0
Sean Burke headshot
Sean Burke
Probable starter
CWS vs ATH 4.05 19.3% 18.9% 22.4% 14.7 10 3
Eduardo Rodriguez headshot
Eduardo Rodriguez
Probable starter
AZ vs LAD 4.02 17.5% 16.5% 22.4% 16.4 10 3
Nick Martinez headshot
Nick Martinez
Probable starter
TB vs SEA 3.85 17.4% 15.8% 22.4% 16.4 10 4
Luinder Avila headshot
Luinder Avila
Probable starter
KC vs BAL 3.75 21.9% 22.0% 22.4% 14.9 10 1
Brandon Young headshot
Brandon Young
Probable starter
BAL vs KC 3.67 18.6% 15.7% 22.4% 15.0 10 1
Tanner Gordon headshot
Tanner Gordon
Probable starter
COL vs SF 3.60 19.5% 25.0% 22.4% 15.3 10 0
Brandon Sproat headshot
Brandon Sproat
Probable starter
MIL vs PIT 3.59 20.7% 20.1% 22.4% 14.8 10 1
Kyle Leahy headshot
Kyle Leahy
Probable starter
STL vs ATL 3.57 18.7% 16.6% 22.4% 14.7 10 4
Carson Palmquist headshot
Carson Palmquist
Probable starter
WSH vs NYY 3.53 18.5% 19.2% 22.4% 14.6 10 0
Cal Quantrill headshot
Cal Quantrill
Probable starter
TEX vs HOU 3.22 17.8% 11.4% 22.4% 14.1 10 0

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.