MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Brad Lord
Brad Lord
WSH · P
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Portrait of Caleb Thielbar
Caleb Thielbar
CHC · P
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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

Brad Lord wins 1 (ERA); Caleb Thielbar wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brad Lord
94.6
Caleb Thielbar
93.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brad Lord
9.8%
Caleb Thielbar
15.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brad Lord
21.6%
Caleb Thielbar
28.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brad Lord
29.0%
Caleb Thielbar
35.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brad Lord
37.0%
Caleb Thielbar
38.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brad Lord
6.3%
Caleb Thielbar
10.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brad Lord
.305
Caleb Thielbar
.328
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
Brad Lord
2.044.93
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.68
3.84
Caleb Thielbar
2.044.93
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.84
4.29
WHIPlower is better
Brad Lord
.9001.48
now 1.00
1.31
Caleb Thielbar
.9001.48
now 1.34
1.23

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brad Lord
4043.40
now 31
0
Caleb Thielbar
4043.40
now 15
0
Winshigher is better
Brad Lord
.0004.20
now 3
0–0
Caleb Thielbar
.0004.20
now 2
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyBrad Lord — hold.conf 0.60
SellCaleb Thielbar — sell.conf 0.70
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