MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Pfaadt
Brandon Pfaadt
AZ · P
Change to
Mason Barnett
ATH · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Mason Barnett.

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

Mason Barnett 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
Mason Barnett
95.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
9.9%
Mason Barnett
10.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
15.9%
Mason Barnett
23.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
31.5%
Mason Barnett
27.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
37.2%
Mason Barnett
37.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
9.0%
Mason Barnett
7.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
.310
Mason Barnett
.308
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
Brandon Pfaadt
27.83
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.59
3.91
Mason Barnett
27.83
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Pfaadt
1.141.60
now 1.41
1.33
Mason Barnett
1.141.60
now 1.50
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
4041.60
now 30
27
Mason Barnett
4041.60
now 1
9
Winshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.000.480
now 0
00
Mason Barnett
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyBrandon Pfaadt — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeMason Barnett — hold.conf 0.50
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