MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Anthony Bender
Anthony Bender
MIA · P
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Portrait of Nate Pearson
Nate Pearson
HOU · 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 — strikeouts, ERA, and wins.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Anthony Bender wins 3 categories (K, ERA, W); Nate Pearson wins 1 (SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Anthony Bender
96.8
Nate Pearson
97.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
9.7%
Nate Pearson
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
29.3%
Nate Pearson
19.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
26.1%
Nate Pearson
29.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Anthony Bender
33.3%
Nate Pearson
30.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Anthony Bender
7.1%
Nate Pearson
7.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Anthony Bender
.254
Nate Pearson
.325
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
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.42
3.66
Nate Pearson
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Anthony Bender
.9001.36
now 0.93
1.24
Nate Pearson
.9001.36
now 1.09
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Anthony Bender
4034.20
now 25
20
Nate Pearson
4034.20
now 2
10
Winshigher is better
Anthony Bender
.0001.48
now 1
01
Nate Pearson
.0001.48
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Anthony Bender
.00011.20
now 1
02
Nate Pearson
.00011.20
now 1
28
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAnthony Bender — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeNate Pearson — hold.conf 0.50
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