MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Braxton Ashcraft
Braxton Ashcraft
PIT · P
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Portrait of Gavin Williams
Gavin Williams
CLE · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Braxton Ashcraft wins 1 (ERA); Gavin Williams wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
97.3
Gavin Williams
97.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
13.3%
Gavin Williams
15.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
25.9%
Gavin Williams
33.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
37.0%
Gavin Williams
33.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
41.6%
Gavin Williams
47.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
6.2%
Gavin Williams
11.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
.287
Gavin Williams
.301
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
Braxton Ashcraft
2.374.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.77
3.42
Gavin Williams
2.374.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.07
3.78
WHIPlower is better
Braxton Ashcraft
.9601.21
now 1.03
1.14
Gavin Williams
.9601.21
now 1.09
1.12

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Braxton Ashcraft
40117.20
now 81
15
Gavin Williams
40117.20
now 88
15
Winshigher is better
Braxton Ashcraft
.00010.80
now 5
11
Gavin Williams
.00010.80
now 8
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBraxton Ashcraft — buy.conf 0.80
BuyGavin Williams — buy.conf 0.70
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