MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Pfaadt
Brandon Pfaadt
AZ · P
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Portrait of Lake Bachar
Lake Bachar
PIT · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Brandon Pfaadt wins 1 (K); Lake Bachar 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
Brandon Pfaadt
93.2
Lake Bachar
94.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
10.3%
Lake Bachar
13.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
16.0%
Lake Bachar
25.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
31.9%
Lake Bachar
28.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
34.0%
Lake Bachar
34.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
7.5%
Lake Bachar
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
.300
Lake Bachar
.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
3.73
Lake Bachar
2.726.41
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.54
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.9001.57
now 1.41
1.27
Lake Bachar
.9001.57
now 1.01
1.27

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
4042
now 30
8
Lake Bachar
4042
now 32
7
Winshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.000.480
now 0
00
Lake Bachar
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBrandon Pfaadt — buy.conf 0.70
BuyLake Bachar — buy.conf 0.77
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