MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Brandon Woodruff
MIL · P
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Portrait of Peter Lambert
Peter Lambert
HOU · 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 Woodruff wins 1 (WHIP); Peter Lambert 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 Woodruff
91.8
Peter Lambert
93.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Woodruff
12.0%
Peter Lambert
12.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Woodruff
27.0%
Peter Lambert
23.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Woodruff
34.3%
Peter Lambert
31.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Woodruff
34.5%
Peter Lambert
35.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Woodruff
7.8%
Peter Lambert
6.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Woodruff
.263
Peter Lambert
.298
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
3.384.21
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.60
3.99
Peter Lambert
3.384.21
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.73
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Woodruff
.9101.44
now 1.03
1.28
Peter Lambert
.9101.44
now 1.21
1.32

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Woodruff
4060.20
now 25
0
Peter Lambert
4060.20
now 43
0
Winshigher is better
Brandon Woodruff
.0005.60
now 2
0–0
Peter Lambert
.0005.60
now 4
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBrandon Woodruff — hold.conf 0.50
BuyPeter Lambert — buy.conf 0.71
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