MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Bubba Chandler
Bubba Chandler
PIT · P
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Portrait of Tyler Mahle
Tyler Mahle
SF · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Tyler Mahle.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP. Bubba Chandler’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

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

Tyler Mahle wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Bubba Chandler wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bubba Chandler
98.6
Tyler Mahle
92.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bubba Chandler
11.2%
Tyler Mahle
9.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bubba Chandler
20.4%
Tyler Mahle
21.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bubba Chandler
29.4%
Tyler Mahle
29.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bubba Chandler
37.2%
Tyler Mahle
35.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bubba Chandler
6.2%
Tyler Mahle
7.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bubba Chandler
.309
Tyler Mahle
.318
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
Bubba Chandler
3.166.86
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.85
3.98
Tyler Mahle
3.166.86
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.04
4.19
WHIPlower is better
Bubba Chandler
1.321.61
now 1.52
1.45
Tyler Mahle
1.321.61
now 1.54
1.39

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bubba Chandler
40.4062.60
now 52
46
Tyler Mahle
40.4062.60
now 57
49
Winshigher is better
Bubba Chandler
.5201.48
now 1
11
Tyler Mahle
.5201.48
now 1
11

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyBubba Chandler — hold.conf 0.60
Buy LowTyler Mahle — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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