MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Aaron Civale
CHC · P
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Portrait of Steven Matz
Steven Matz
TB · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Steven Matz.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP. Aaron Civale’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Steven Matz wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Aaron Civale wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Aaron Civale
91.5
Steven Matz
93.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Aaron Civale
9.7%
Steven Matz
9.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Aaron Civale
19.1%
Steven Matz
17.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Aaron Civale
31.4%
Steven Matz
29.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Aaron Civale
41.7%
Steven Matz
35.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Aaron Civale
8.4%
Steven Matz
11.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Aaron Civale
.322
Steven Matz
.345
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
Aaron Civale
3.975
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.20
4.29
Steven Matz
3.975
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.67
4.77
WHIPlower is better
Aaron Civale
1.151.56
now 1.47
1.35
Steven Matz
1.151.56
now 1.24
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Aaron Civale
4051.40
now 39
8
Steven Matz
4051.40
now 35
10
Winshigher is better
Aaron Civale
.0006.60
now 5
11
Steven Matz
.0006.60
now 4
11

SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellAaron Civale — hold.conf 0.60
SellSteven Matz — sell.conf 0.86
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