MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Brandon Woodruff
MIL · P
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Portrait of Bryce Elder
Bryce Elder
ATL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Brandon Woodruff.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Bryce Elder’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

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

Brandon Woodruff wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Bryce Elder 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 Woodruff
91.8
Bryce Elder
92.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Woodruff
12.0%
Bryce Elder
10.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Woodruff
27.0%
Bryce Elder
19.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Woodruff
34.3%
Bryce Elder
27.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Woodruff
34.5%
Bryce Elder
39.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Woodruff
7.8%
Bryce Elder
6.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Woodruff
.263
Bryce Elder
.313
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 Woodruff
24.75
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.60
3.99
Bryce Elder
24.75
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.50
4.11
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Woodruff
.9201.42
now 1.03
1.28
Bryce Elder
.9201.42
now 1.08
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Woodruff
4081.80
now 25
9
Bryce Elder
4081.80
now 61
11
Winshigher is better
Brandon Woodruff
.0005.60
now 2
01
Bryce Elder
.0005.60
now 4
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBrandon Woodruff — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · steadyBryce Elder — hold.conf 0.60
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