MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 23, 2026
Cade Povich
BAL · P
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Portrait of Walker Buehler
Walker Buehler
SD · P
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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

Cade Povich wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Walker Buehler wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cade Povich
91.9
Walker Buehler
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cade Povich
12.2%
Walker Buehler
9.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cade Povich
14.6%
Walker Buehler
21.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cade Povich
31.0%
Walker Buehler
27.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cade Povich
45.2%
Walker Buehler
42.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cade Povich
9.7%
Walker Buehler
7.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cade Povich
.353
Walker Buehler
.325
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
Cade Povich
3.695.53
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.12
4.10
Walker Buehler
3.695.53
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.88
4.28
WHIPlower is better
Cade Povich
1.231.41
now 1.34
1.30
Walker Buehler
1.231.41
now 1.32
1.34

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cade Povich
4089
now 12
53
Walker Buehler
4089
now 43
67
Winshigher is better
Cade Povich
.0008
now 1
25
Walker Buehler
.0008
now 3
36

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCade Povich — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · leans sellWalker Buehler — hold.conf 0.60
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