MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Pfaadt
Brandon Pfaadt
AZ · P
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Portrait of Ryan Yarbrough
Ryan Yarbrough
NYY · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Brandon Pfaadt wins 1 (WHIP); Ryan Yarbrough 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
Ryan Yarbrough
87.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
10.6%
Ryan Yarbrough
12.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
16.7%
Ryan Yarbrough
18.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
32.1%
Ryan Yarbrough
28.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
34.9%
Ryan Yarbrough
25.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
7.2%
Ryan Yarbrough
3.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
.305
Ryan Yarbrough
.285
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
2.516.47
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.59
3.84
Ryan Yarbrough
2.516.47
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.66
3.39
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Pfaadt
11.53
now 1.41
1.27
Ryan Yarbrough
11.53
now 1.12
1.35

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
4042
now 30
0
Ryan Yarbrough
4042
now 14
0
Winshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.000.480
now 0
0–0
Ryan Yarbrough
.000.480
now 0
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyBrandon Pfaadt — hold.conf 0.60
BuyRyan Yarbrough — buy.conf 0.81
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