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

2026-07-12
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
Tarik Skubal headshot
Tarik Skubal
Probable starter
DET vs PHI 6.53 27.4% 26.8% 22.4% 18.1 10 4
Zack Wheeler headshot
Zack Wheeler
Probable starter
PHI vs DET 6.39 29.8% 33.1% 22.4% 17.8 10 0
MacKenzie Gore headshot
MacKenzie Gore
Probable starter
TEX vs HOU 6.15 29.6% 31.7% 22.4% 15.8 10 4
Paul Skenes headshot
Paul Skenes
Probable starter
PIT vs MIL 5.71 27.3% 27.0% 22.4% 15.9 10 4
José Soriano headshot
José Soriano
Probable starter
LAA vs MIN 5.55 26.9% 30.1% 22.4% 17.5 10 5
Kevin Gausman headshot
Kevin Gausman
Probable starter
TOR vs SD 5.54 28.3% 31.0% 22.4% 17.2 10 4
Taj Bradley headshot
Taj Bradley
Probable starter
MIN vs LAA 5.38 24.2% 26.5% 22.4% 16.2 10 3
Emmet Sheehan headshot
Emmet Sheehan
Probable starter
LAD vs AZ 5.07 25.5% 27.7% 22.4% 15.2 10 3
Shane Baz headshot
Shane Baz
Probable starter
BAL vs KC 5.03 23.0% 22.4% 22.4% 16.3 10 3
Ian Seymour headshot
Ian Seymour
Probable starter
TB vs SEA 5.00 25.0% 27.9% 22.4% 15.5 10 0
Joey Cantillo headshot
Joey Cantillo
Probable starter
CLE vs MIA 4.97 26.4% 29.3% 22.4% 15.9 10 3
Matthew Boyd headshot
Matthew Boyd
Probable starter
CHC vs CIN 4.94 28.0% 26.6% 22.4% 16.4 10 2
Trevor McDonald headshot
Trevor McDonald
Probable starter
SF vs COL 4.83 22.9% 24.3% 22.4% 16.2 10 0
Will Warren headshot
Will Warren
Probable starter
NYY vs WSH 4.74 24.9% 25.7% 22.4% 14.7 10 3
Seth Lugo headshot
Seth Lugo
Probable starter
KC vs BAL 4.73 22.6% 23.4% 22.4% 17.3 10 5
Jr. Ritchie headshot
Jr. Ritchie
Probable starter
ATL vs STL 4.28 21.9% 21.9% 22.4% 15.6 5 0
Mitch Bratt headshot
Mitch Bratt
Probable starter
AZ vs LAD 4.28 21.9% 21.9% 22.4% 15.6 5 0
Noah Schultz headshot
Noah Schultz
Probable starter
CWS vs ATH 4.21 21.6% 21.3% 22.4% 15.3 10 1
Dustin May headshot
Dustin May
Probable starter
STL vs ATL 4.20 20.4% 18.5% 22.4% 15.3 10 3
J.t. Ginn headshot
J.t. Ginn
Probable starter
ATH vs CWS 4.14 22.1% 20.9% 22.4% 14.9 10 2
Zach Thornton headshot
Zach Thornton
Probable starter
NYM vs BOS 4.09 21.1% 20.0% 22.4% 15.3 10 1
Andrew Abbott headshot
Andrew Abbott
Probable starter
CIN vs CHC 4.01 17.5% 15.2% 22.4% 16.2 10 5
Emerson Hancock headshot
Emerson Hancock
Probable starter
SEA vs TB 3.90 21.5% 23.4% 22.4% 16.1 10 5
Michael Lorenzen headshot
Michael Lorenzen
Probable starter
COL vs SF 3.75 18.0% 18.7% 22.4% 14.8 10 3
Payton Tolle headshot
Payton Tolle
Probable starter
BOS vs NYM 3.67 22.8% 24.0% 22.4% 14.4 10 0
Tyler Phillips headshot
Tyler Phillips
Probable starter
MIA vs CLE 3.50 21.3% 17.6% 22.4% 14.9 10 0
Cade Cavalli headshot
Cade Cavalli
Probable starter
WSH vs NYY 3.42 18.9% 19.7% 22.4% 14.0 10 4
Germán Márquez headshot
Germán Márquez
Probable starter
SD vs TOR 3.42 17.2% 15.8% 22.4% 14.4 10 3
Robert Gasser headshot
Robert Gasser
Probable starter
MIL vs PIT 3.40 20.5% 17.0% 22.4% 14.4 10 0
Cristian Javier headshot
Cristian Javier
Probable starter
HOU vs TEX 3.06 19.4% 18.7% 22.4% 13.3 10 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.