MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Portrait of Bubba Chandler
Bubba Chandler
PIT · P
Change to
Portrait of Matthew Liberatore
Matthew Liberatore
STL · 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); Matthew Liberatore 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
98.5
Matthew Liberatore
94.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bubba Chandler
11.1%
Matthew Liberatore
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bubba Chandler
20.1%
Matthew Liberatore
22.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bubba Chandler
29.3%
Matthew Liberatore
29.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bubba Chandler
36.8%
Matthew Liberatore
42.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bubba Chandler
6.2%
Matthew Liberatore
8.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bubba Chandler
.308
Matthew Liberatore
.338
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
3.605.21
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.85
3.96
Matthew Liberatore
3.605.21
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.35
4.59
WHIPlower is better
Bubba Chandler
1.311.59
now 1.52
1.45
Matthew Liberatore
1.311.59
now 1.50
1.38

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bubba Chandler
4065.40
now 52
41
Matthew Liberatore
4065.40
now 57
36
Winshigher is better
Bubba Chandler
.0004.20
now 1
01
Matthew Liberatore
.0004.20
now 3
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyBubba Chandler — hold.conf 0.60
SellMatthew Liberatore — sell.conf 0.78
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