MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
AJ Smith-Shawver
ATL · P
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Zac Thornton
NYM · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Zac Thornton.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP.

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

Zac Thornton wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); AJ Smith-Shawver 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
AJ Smith-Shawver
96.0
Zac Thornton
92.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
AJ Smith-Shawver
11.5%
Zac Thornton
9.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
AJ Smith-Shawver
17.5%
Zac Thornton
19.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
AJ Smith-Shawver
28.9%
Zac Thornton
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
AJ Smith-Shawver
38.0%
Zac Thornton
39.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
AJ Smith-Shawver
8.5%
Zac Thornton
9.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
AJ Smith-Shawver
.336
Zac Thornton
.331
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
05

The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
AJ Smith-Shawver
3.884.68
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.15
4.10
Zac Thornton
3.884.68
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.35
4.46
WHIPlower is better
AJ Smith-Shawver
1.071.47
now 1.38
1.30
Zac Thornton
1.071.47
now 1.16
1.28

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
AJ Smith-Shawver
4016.60
now 4
10
Zac Thornton
4016.60
now 10
11
Winshigher is better
AJ Smith-Shawver
.000.480
now 0
00
Zac Thornton
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAJ Smith-Shawver — hold.conf 0.50
SellZac Thornton — sell.conf 0.72
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