MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 27, 2026
Brant Hurter
DET · P
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Portrait of Richard Lovelady
Richard Lovelady
WSH · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Brant Hurter wins 2 (ERA, W); Richard Lovelady wins 2 (K, SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brant Hurter
92.1
Richard Lovelady
91.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brant Hurter
8.9%
Richard Lovelady
10.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brant Hurter
17.8%
Richard Lovelady
18.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brant Hurter
26.8%
Richard Lovelady
28.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brant Hurter
32.9%
Richard Lovelady
33.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brant Hurter
4.3%
Richard Lovelady
6.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brant Hurter
.304
Richard Lovelady
.363
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
2.474.14
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.84
3.70
Richard Lovelady
2.474.14
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.38
3.77
WHIPlower is better
Brant Hurter
.9002.02
now 1.07
1.26
Richard Lovelady
.9002.02
now 1.75
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brant Hurter
4032.60
now 18
26
Richard Lovelady
4032.60
now 21
27
Winshigher is better
Brant Hurter
.0009
now 4
37
Richard Lovelady
.0009
now 2
23
Saveshigher is better
Brant Hurter
.0008.40
now 0
0
Richard Lovelady
.0008.40
now 4
36
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighBrant Hurter — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.93
Hold · wait & seeRichard Lovelady — hold.conf 0.50
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