MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · July 1, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Pfaadt
Brandon Pfaadt
AZ · P
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Ryan Johnson
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ryan Johnson.

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

Ryan Johnson 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
93.5
Ryan Johnson
92.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
11.6%
Ryan Johnson
12.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
18.1%
Ryan Johnson
16.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
30.5%
Ryan Johnson
32.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
40.8%
Ryan Johnson
39.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
11.7%
Ryan Johnson
7.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
.352
Ryan Johnson
.322
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
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.59
3.94
Ryan Johnson
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 12.83
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.9002.55
now 1.41
1.28
Ryan Johnson
.9002.55
now 2.33
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
4054.60
now 30
41
Ryan Johnson
4054.60
now 7
20
Winshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.000.480
now 0
00
Ryan Johnson
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBrandon Pfaadt — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeRyan Johnson — hold.conf 0.50
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