MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Pfaadt
Brandon Pfaadt
AZ · P
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Michael Rucker
SEA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Michael Rucker.

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

Michael Rucker 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
Michael Rucker
96.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
10.3%
Michael Rucker
11.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
16.0%
Michael Rucker
26.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
31.9%
Michael Rucker
32.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
34.0%
Michael Rucker
39.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
7.5%
Michael Rucker
9.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
.300
Michael Rucker
.315
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
2.946.35
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.59
3.74
Michael Rucker
2.946.35
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.9001.77
now 1.41
1.27
Michael Rucker
.9001.77
now 0.50
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
4040.80
now 30
7
Michael Rucker
4040.80
now 3
5
Winshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.000.480
now 0
00
Michael Rucker
.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
Buy LowMichael Rucker — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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