MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Burch Smith
DET · P
Change to
Portrait of Tanner Banks
Tanner Banks
PHI · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 00, 4 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Burch Smith wins 0 (none); Tanner Banks wins 0 (none); 4 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Burch Smith
93.8
Tanner Banks
92.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Burch Smith
10.4%
Tanner Banks
11.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Burch Smith
27.4%
Tanner Banks
21.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Burch Smith
26.2%
Tanner Banks
31.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Burch Smith
47.8%
Tanner Banks
33.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Burch Smith
4.3%
Tanner Banks
6.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Burch Smith
.287
Tanner Banks
.323
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
Burch Smith
28.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.18
3.70
Tanner Banks
28.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.75
3.71
WHIPlower is better
Burch Smith
.9102.39
now 1.47
1.24
Tanner Banks
.9102.39
now 2.06
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Burch Smith
4033
now 20
5
Tanner Banks
4033
now 25
5
Winshigher is better
Burch Smith
.000.480
now 0
00
Tanner Banks
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBurch Smith — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeTanner Banks — hold.conf 0.55
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