MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Braxton Ashcraft
Braxton Ashcraft
PIT · P
Change to
Max Fried
NYY · P
Change to
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

Braxton Ashcraft wins 1 (WHIP); Max Fried 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
Braxton Ashcraft
97.3
Max Fried
94.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
13.3%
Max Fried
11.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
25.9%
Max Fried
24.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
37.0%
Max Fried
30.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
41.6%
Max Fried
29.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
6.2%
Max Fried
2.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
.287
Max Fried
.246
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
2.143.81
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.77
3.44
Max Fried
2.143.81
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.21
2.51
WHIPlower is better
Braxton Ashcraft
.9201.33
now 1.03
1.14
Max Fried
.9201.33
now 1.01
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Braxton Ashcraft
40113.40
now 81
0
Max Fried
40113.40
now 50
0
Winshigher is better
Braxton Ashcraft
.0007
now 5
0–0
Max Fried
.0007
now 4
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBraxton Ashcraft — buy.conf 0.80
BuyMax Fried — buy.conf 0.92
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