@kagami
more context on david price’s 2015 season vs tarik skubal’s 2025 season
by era / xera / fip / xfip
- price: 2.45 / 3.19 / 2.78 / 3.24
- skubal: 2.21 / 2.72 / 2.45 / 2.66
by ip / k/9 / bb/9 / whip
- price: 220.1 / 9.19 / 1.92 / 1.08
- skubal: 195.1 / 11.10 / 1.52 / 0.89
in 2025, skubal won the cy young (second in a row), had a 32.2% k-rate that led the mlb, and generated 6.6 fwar which lead the mlb
in 2015, price placed 2nd in the cy young race in the al, had a 25.3% k-rate which was 13th in mlb, and generated 6.7 fwar which was 3rd in mlb
by most metrics, skubal had a far better season compared to price’s 2015 season