MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 23, 2026
Portrait of Bryan Baker
Bryan Baker
TB · P
Change to
Josh Hader
HOU · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Bryan Baker.

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

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Bryan Baker wins 3 categories (K, ERA, W); Josh Hader wins 1 (SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bryan Baker
97.0
Josh Hader
95.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bryan Baker
15.9%
Josh Hader
20.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bryan Baker
28.5%
Josh Hader
39.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bryan Baker
36.0%
Josh Hader
42.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bryan Baker
32.2%
Josh Hader
22.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bryan Baker
6.7%
Josh Hader
2.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bryan Baker
.258
Josh Hader
.189
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
Bryan Baker
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.22
3.66
Josh Hader
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Bryan Baker
.9001.34
now 1.07
1.24
Josh Hader
.9001.34
now 1.00
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bryan Baker
4040.20
now 29
23
Josh Hader
4040.20
now 1
16
Winshigher is better
Bryan Baker
.0001.48
now 1
11
Josh Hader
.0001.48
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Bryan Baker
.00038.80
now 16
917
Josh Hader
.00038.80
now 1
628
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighBryan Baker — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeJosh Hader — hold.conf 0.50
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