MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Blake Snell
LAD · P
Change to
Portrait of Spencer Strider
Spencer Strider
ATL · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Blake Snell wins 1 (WHIP); Spencer Strider wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Blake Snell
95.9
Spencer Strider
95.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Blake Snell
17.8%
Spencer Strider
14.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Blake Snell
33.1%
Spencer Strider
27.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Blake Snell
40.3%
Spencer Strider
28.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Blake Snell
15.9%
Spencer Strider
36.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Blake Snell
1.1%
Spencer Strider
11.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Blake Snell
.228
Spencer Strider
.290
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
Blake Snell
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 12.00
4.10
Spencer Strider
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
4.04
WHIPlower is better
Blake Snell
.9002.55
now 2.67
1.30
Spencer Strider
.9002.55
now 1.26
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Blake Snell
4056
now 5
0
Spencer Strider
4056
now 40
0
Winshigher is better
Blake Snell
.0004.20
now 0
0–0
Spencer Strider
.0004.20
now 3
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBlake Snell — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeSpencer Strider — hold.conf 0.50
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