MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Cal Quantrill
Cal Quantrill
TEX · P
Change to
Elvis Alvarado
ATH · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Cal Quantrill wins 1 (WHIP); Elvis Alvarado wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cal Quantrill
93.8
Elvis Alvarado
98.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cal Quantrill
9.5%
Elvis Alvarado
16.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cal Quantrill
18.5%
Elvis Alvarado
28.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cal Quantrill
30.1%
Elvis Alvarado
29.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cal Quantrill
36.2%
Elvis Alvarado
48.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cal Quantrill
7.8%
Elvis Alvarado
14.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cal Quantrill
.305
Elvis Alvarado
.327
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
Cal Quantrill
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.53
3.82
Elvis Alvarado
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.38
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Cal Quantrill
.9602.12
now 1.22
1.23
Elvis Alvarado
.9602.12
now 1.86
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cal Quantrill
4019.60
now 14
4
Elvis Alvarado
4019.60
now 9
4
Winshigher is better
Cal Quantrill
.0002.80
now 2
01
Elvis Alvarado
.0002.80
now 2
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighCal Quantrill — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeElvis Alvarado — hold.conf 0.50
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