MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 8, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Pfaadt
Brandon Pfaadt
AZ · P
Change to
Portrait of José Suarez
José Suarez
ATH · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Brandon Pfaadt wins 2 (K, WHIP); José Suarez wins 2 (ERA, SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
93.3
José Suarez
92.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
11.0%
José Suarez
13.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
18.7%
José Suarez
23.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
30.0%
José Suarez
30.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
39.6%
José Suarez
31.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
10.7%
José Suarez
1.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
.325
José Suarez
.306
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
Brandon Pfaadt
3.116.30
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.59
4.17
José Suarez
3.116.30
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.46
3.82
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Pfaadt
1.132.11
now 1.41
1.35
José Suarez
1.132.11
now 1.89
1.41

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
4042.60
now 30
37
José Suarez
4042.60
now 33
33
Winshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.000.480
now 0
00
José Suarez
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.0003.40
now 0
0
José Suarez
.0003.40
now 1
02
If you already own them — trade angle
SellBrandon Pfaadt — sell.conf 0.65
Buy LowJosé Suarez — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.86
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