MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 20, 2026
Portrait of Andrew Abbott
Andrew Abbott
CIN · P
Change to
Portrait of Chris Bassitt
Chris Bassitt
BAL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

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

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

Andrew Abbott wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Chris Bassitt wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
92.6
Chris Bassitt
91.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
10.5%
Chris Bassitt
9.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
18.4%
Chris Bassitt
14.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
28.8%
Chris Bassitt
24.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
38.8%
Chris Bassitt
34.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
7.4%
Chris Bassitt
4.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
.335
Chris Bassitt
.344
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
Andrew Abbott
3.605.48
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.02
4.54
Chris Bassitt
3.605.48
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.06
4.72
WHIPlower is better
Andrew Abbott
1.351.65
now 1.44
1.42
Chris Bassitt
1.351.65
now 1.58
1.47

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Andrew Abbott
4048.60
now 42
38
Chris Bassitt
4048.60
now 36
43
Winshigher is better
Andrew Abbott
.8006.20
now 4
25
Chris Bassitt
.8006.20
now 4
35

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellAndrew Abbott — sell.conf 0.75
SellChris Bassitt — sell.conf 0.84
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