MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Brandon Woodruff
MIL · P
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Portrait of Michael King
Michael King
SD · 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. Michael King’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Brandon Woodruff wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Michael King 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
Michael King
94.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Woodruff
12.0%
Michael King
11.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Woodruff
27.0%
Michael King
21.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Woodruff
34.3%
Michael King
30.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Woodruff
34.5%
Michael King
33.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Woodruff
7.8%
Michael King
8.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Woodruff
.263
Michael King
.321
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 Woodruff
2.754.69
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.60
3.99
Michael King
2.754.69
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.18
4.26
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Woodruff
.9101.44
now 1.03
1.28
Michael King
.9101.44
now 1.13
1.32

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Woodruff
4087
now 25
10
Michael King
4087
now 65
13
Winshigher is better
Brandon Woodruff
.0005.60
now 2
01
Michael King
.0005.60
now 4
11

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBrandon Woodruff — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighMichael King — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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