MLB Daily DeltaWeek 28 · October 3, 2026
Portrait of Anthony Bender
Anthony Bender
MIA · P
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Portrait of Craig Kimbrel
Craig Kimbrel
KC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Anthony Bender.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA.

Head-to-head
K
◀
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Anthony Bender wins 1 categories (ERA); Craig Kimbrel wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Anthony Bender
96.8
Craig Kimbrel
93.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
9.7%
Craig Kimbrel
11.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
29.3%
Craig Kimbrel
20.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
26.1%
Craig Kimbrel
28.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Anthony Bender
33.3%
Craig Kimbrel
36.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Anthony Bender
7.1%
Craig Kimbrel
5.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Anthony Bender
.253
Craig Kimbrel
.316
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
Anthony Bender
2.546.51
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.42
3.67
Craig Kimbrel
2.546.51
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.63
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Anthony Bender
.9001.64
now 0.93
1.24
Craig Kimbrel
.9001.64
now 1.44
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Anthony Bender
4035
now 25
0
Craig Kimbrel
4035
now 17
0
Winshigher is better
Anthony Bender
.0001.48
now 1
0–0
Craig Kimbrel
.0001.48
now 0
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAnthony Bender — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeCraig Kimbrel — hold.conf 0.50
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