MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of Anthony Bender
Anthony Bender
MIA · P
Change to
Portrait of Chad Patrick
Chad Patrick
MIL · 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

Anthony Bender wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Chad Patrick wins 2 (K, W); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Anthony Bender
96.8
Chad Patrick
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
9.7%
Chad Patrick
13.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
29.3%
Chad Patrick
22.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
26.1%
Chad Patrick
32.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Anthony Bender
33.3%
Chad Patrick
37.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Anthony Bender
7.1%
Chad Patrick
6.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Anthony Bender
.254
Chad Patrick
.308
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
Anthony Bender
2.014.40
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.42
3.67
Chad Patrick
2.014.40
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.54
3.87
WHIPlower is better
Anthony Bender
.9001.48
now 0.93
1.24
Chad Patrick
.9001.48
now 1.20
1.32

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Anthony Bender
4042
now 25
14
Chad Patrick
4042
now 34
20
Winshigher is better
Anthony Bender
.0004.20
now 1
01
Chad Patrick
.0004.20
now 3
13
Saveshigher is better
Anthony Bender
.0003.40
now 1
01
Chad Patrick
.0003.40
now 2
02
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAnthony Bender — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · steadyChad Patrick — hold.conf 0.60
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