MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Portrait of A.J. Minter
A.J. Minter
MIN · P
Change to
Portrait of Pierce Johnson
Pierce Johnson
CIN · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

A.J. Minter wins 2 (K, ERA); Pierce Johnson wins 2 (W, SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
A.J. Minter
93.0
Pierce Johnson
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
A.J. Minter
12.6%
Pierce Johnson
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
A.J. Minter
21.7%
Pierce Johnson
20.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
A.J. Minter
31.9%
Pierce Johnson
33.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
A.J. Minter
34.8%
Pierce Johnson
39.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
A.J. Minter
11.6%
Pierce Johnson
12.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
A.J. Minter
.296
Pierce Johnson
.369
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
A.J. Minter
25.24
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
Pierce Johnson
25.24
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.27
3.74
WHIPlower is better
A.J. Minter
.9001.39
now 0.86
1.24
Pierce Johnson
.9001.39
now 1.23
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
A.J. Minter
4042.80
now 5
32
Pierce Johnson
4042.80
now 20
18
Winshigher is better
A.J. Minter
.0002.80
now 0
00
Pierce Johnson
.0002.80
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
A.J. Minter
.0002.40
now 0
0
Pierce Johnson
.0002.40
now 1
01
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighA.J. Minter — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Sell HighPierce Johnson — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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