MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Portrait of Anthony Bender
Anthony Bender
MIA · P
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Portrait of Sam Bachman
Sam Bachman
LAA · 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 and WHIP. Sam Bachman’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 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Sam Bachman wins 1 (K); 1 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
Sam Bachman
98.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
9.7%
Sam Bachman
14.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
29.3%
Sam Bachman
23.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
26.1%
Sam Bachman
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Anthony Bender
33.3%
Sam Bachman
32.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Anthony Bender
7.1%
Sam Bachman
7.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Anthony Bender
.254
Sam Bachman
.299
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
24.29
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.42
3.67
Sam Bachman
24.29
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.22
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Anthony Bender
.9001.39
now 0.93
1.24
Sam Bachman
.9001.39
now 1.09
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Anthony Bender
4039
now 25
4
Sam Bachman
4039
now 29
5
Winshigher is better
Anthony Bender
.0001.48
now 1
00
Sam Bachman
.0001.48
now 1
00

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 & seeSam Bachman — hold.conf 0.50
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