MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Bennett Sousa
HOU · P
Change to
Portrait of Nick Mears
Nick Mears
KC · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 00, 4 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Bennett Sousa wins 0 (none); Nick Mears wins 0 (none); 4 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bennett Sousa
93.9
Nick Mears
94.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bennett Sousa
15.4%
Nick Mears
8.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bennett Sousa
23.9%
Nick Mears
18.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bennett Sousa
33.2%
Nick Mears
29.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bennett Sousa
32.4%
Nick Mears
50.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bennett Sousa
10.3%
Nick Mears
12.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bennett Sousa
.305
Nick Mears
.382
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
Bennett Sousa
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.10
3.70
Nick Mears
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.12
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Bennett Sousa
.9002.55
now 2.40
1.24
Nick Mears
.9002.55
now 1.50
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bennett Sousa
4020.60
now 4
4
Nick Mears
4020.60
now 15
4
Winshigher is better
Bennett Sousa
.0002.80
now 0
00
Nick Mears
.0002.80
now 2
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowBennett Sousa — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
Hold · wait & seeNick Mears — hold.conf 0.50
Tweet