MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Anthony Bender
Anthony Bender
MIA · P
Change to
Garrett Whitlock
BOS · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Anthony Bender.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA. Garrett Whitlock’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
K
◀
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Anthony Bender wins 1 categories (ERA); Garrett Whitlock 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
Garrett Whitlock
94.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
9.7%
Garrett Whitlock
18.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
29.3%
Garrett Whitlock
29.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
26.1%
Garrett Whitlock
42.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Anthony Bender
33.3%
Garrett Whitlock
33.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Anthony Bender
7.1%
Garrett Whitlock
3.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Anthony Bender
.253
Garrett Whitlock
.251
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
2.793.95
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.42
3.67
Garrett Whitlock
2.793.95
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.05
3.69
WHIPlower is better
Anthony Bender
.9001.36
now 0.93
1.24
Garrett Whitlock
.9001.36
now 1.11
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Anthony Bender
4036.40
now 25
0
Garrett Whitlock
4036.40
now 26
0
Winshigher is better
Anthony Bender
.0004.20
now 1
0–0
Garrett Whitlock
.0004.20
now 3
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 & seeGarrett Whitlock — hold.conf 0.50
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