MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Andrew Abbott
Andrew Abbott
CIN · P
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Portrait of Matthew Liberatore
Matthew Liberatore
STL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
◀
ERA
WHIP
▶
W
SV n/a

Andrew Abbott wins 1 (ERA); Matthew Liberatore wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
92.4
Matthew Liberatore
94.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
10.3%
Matthew Liberatore
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
18.0%
Matthew Liberatore
22.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
29.0%
Matthew Liberatore
28.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
38.7%
Matthew Liberatore
42.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
8.1%
Matthew Liberatore
9.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
.338
Matthew Liberatore
.341
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
3.754.97
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.02
4.63
Matthew Liberatore
3.754.97
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.35
4.70
WHIPlower is better
Andrew Abbott
1.321.57
now 1.44
1.42
Matthew Liberatore
1.321.57
now 1.50
1.39

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Andrew Abbott
4079.80
now 42
0
Matthew Liberatore
4079.80
now 57
0
Winshigher is better
Andrew Abbott
.0005.60
now 4
0–0
Matthew Liberatore
.0005.60
now 3
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellAndrew Abbott — sell.conf 0.80
SellMatthew Liberatore — sell.conf 0.83
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