MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 24, 2026
Portrait of Bubba Chandler
Bubba Chandler
PIT · P
Change to
Jose Quintana
COL · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Bubba Chandler wins 2 (K, ERA); Jose Quintana wins 2 (WHIP, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bubba Chandler
98.6
Jose Quintana
89.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bubba Chandler
11.2%
Jose Quintana
9.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bubba Chandler
20.4%
Jose Quintana
11.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bubba Chandler
29.4%
Jose Quintana
32.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bubba Chandler
37.2%
Jose Quintana
32.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bubba Chandler
6.2%
Jose Quintana
8.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bubba Chandler
.309
Jose Quintana
.343
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
Bubba Chandler
3.495.78
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.85
4.00
Jose Quintana
3.495.78
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.27
4.28
WHIPlower is better
Bubba Chandler
1.291.59
now 1.52
1.45
Jose Quintana
1.291.59
now 1.51
1.36

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bubba Chandler
4064.80
now 52
50
Jose Quintana
4064.80
now 20
32
Winshigher is better
Bubba Chandler
.2003.80
now 1
11
Jose Quintana
.2003.80
now 2
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyBubba Chandler — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeJose Quintana — hold.conf 0.50
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