MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Pfaadt
Brandon Pfaadt
AZ · P
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Portrait of Justin Sterner
Justin Sterner
ATH · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Justin Sterner.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP.

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

Justin Sterner 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
Brandon Pfaadt
93.2
Justin Sterner
93.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
10.3%
Justin Sterner
15.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
16.0%
Justin Sterner
21.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
31.9%
Justin Sterner
33.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
34.0%
Justin Sterner
45.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
7.5%
Justin Sterner
9.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
.300
Justin Sterner
.292
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
2.726.41
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.59
3.74
Justin Sterner
2.726.41
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.54
3.69
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.9901.53
now 1.41
1.27
Justin Sterner
.9901.53
now 1.11
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
4040
now 30
7
Justin Sterner
4040
now 26
5
Winshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.0002.80
now 0
00
Justin Sterner
.0002.80
now 2
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBrandon Pfaadt — buy.conf 0.70
Hold · wait & seeJustin Sterner — hold.conf 0.50
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