MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Brant Hurter
DET · P
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Portrait of Pierce Johnson
Pierce Johnson
CIN · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Pierce Johnson.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, WHIP, and saves. Brant Hurter’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

Pierce Johnson wins 3 categories (K, WHIP, SV); Brant Hurter wins 2 (ERA, W).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brant Hurter
92.1
Pierce Johnson
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brant Hurter
8.9%
Pierce Johnson
11.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brant Hurter
17.8%
Pierce Johnson
20.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brant Hurter
26.8%
Pierce Johnson
35.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brant Hurter
32.9%
Pierce Johnson
39.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brant Hurter
4.3%
Pierce Johnson
11.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brant Hurter
.304
Pierce Johnson
.366
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
Brant Hurter
2.484.10
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.84
3.71
Pierce Johnson
2.484.10
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.27
3.74
WHIPlower is better
Brant Hurter
.9901.34
now 1.07
1.26
Pierce Johnson
.9901.34
now 1.23
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brant Hurter
4025.60
now 18
13
Pierce Johnson
4025.60
now 20
15
Winshigher is better
Brant Hurter
.0005.20
now 4
14
Pierce Johnson
.0005.20
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Brant Hurter
.0002.40
now 0
0
Pierce Johnson
.0002.40
now 1
01
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighBrant Hurter — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Sell HighPierce Johnson — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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