MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Portrait of Bryce Elder
Bryce Elder
ATL · P
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Portrait of Kevin Gausman
Kevin Gausman
CHC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Bryce Elder.

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

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

Bryce Elder wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Kevin Gausman wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bryce Elder
92.5
Kevin Gausman
93.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bryce Elder
10.2%
Kevin Gausman
13.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bryce Elder
19.7%
Kevin Gausman
23.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bryce Elder
27.9%
Kevin Gausman
34.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bryce Elder
40.5%
Kevin Gausman
38.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bryce Elder
6.1%
Kevin Gausman
7.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bryce Elder
.306
Kevin Gausman
.308
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
Bryce Elder
24.54
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.50
3.90
Kevin Gausman
24.54
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.13
3.96
WHIPlower is better
Bryce Elder
.9901.39
now 1.08
1.29
Kevin Gausman
.9901.39
now 1.09
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bryce Elder
4078
now 61
36
Kevin Gausman
4078
now 66
40
Winshigher is better
Bryce Elder
1.204.80
now 4
23
Kevin Gausman
1.204.80
now 4
23

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyBryce Elder — hold.conf 0.60
Buy LowKevin Gausman — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.73
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