MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 2, 2026
Brady Basso
ATH · P
Change to
Portrait of Brandon Pfaadt
Brandon Pfaadt
AZ · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Brady Basso.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Brandon Pfaadt’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

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

Brady Basso wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Brandon Pfaadt 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
Brady Basso
93.1
Brandon Pfaadt
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brady Basso
13.0%
Brandon Pfaadt
9.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brady Basso
20.9%
Brandon Pfaadt
15.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brady Basso
32.4%
Brandon Pfaadt
31.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brady Basso
44.0%
Brandon Pfaadt
37.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brady Basso
8.0%
Brandon Pfaadt
9.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brady Basso
.309
Brandon Pfaadt
.310
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
Brady Basso
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 12.46
3.70
Brandon Pfaadt
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.59
3.91
WHIPlower is better
Brady Basso
.9002.55
now 2.77
1.24
Brandon Pfaadt
.9002.55
now 1.41
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brady Basso
4041.20
now 2
5
Brandon Pfaadt
4041.20
now 30
26
Winshigher is better
Brady Basso
.000.480
now 0
00
Brandon Pfaadt
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowBrady Basso — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
Hold · steadyBrandon Pfaadt — hold.conf 0.60
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