MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 22, 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

Gavin Williams.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and wins.

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

Gavin Williams wins 2 categories (K, W); Braxton Ashcraft wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
97.2
Gavin Williams
97.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
14.0%
Gavin Williams
14.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
27.0%
Gavin Williams
29.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
37.2%
Gavin Williams
32.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
42.3%
Gavin Williams
49.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
6.6%
Gavin Williams
12.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
.292
Gavin Williams
.322
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
Braxton Ashcraft
2.174.88
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.77
3.54
Gavin Williams
2.174.88
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.07
4.28
WHIPlower is better
Braxton Ashcraft
.9601.25
now 1.03
1.18
Gavin Williams
.9601.25
now 1.09
1.18

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Braxton Ashcraft
51.6098.40
now 81
62
Gavin Williams
51.6098.40
now 88
65
Winshigher is better
Braxton Ashcraft
.60011.40
now 5
35
Gavin Williams
.60011.40
now 8
49

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBraxton Ashcraft — buy.conf 0.77
Hold · leans sellGavin Williams — hold.conf 0.60
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