MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Cam Booser
TB · P
Change to
Kyle Backhus
PHI · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Kyle Backhus.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts. Cam Booser’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Kyle Backhus wins 1 categories (K); Cam Booser wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cam Booser
95.6
Kyle Backhus
90.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cam Booser
15.7%
Kyle Backhus
8.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cam Booser
34.7%
Kyle Backhus
22.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cam Booser
34.8%
Kyle Backhus
30.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cam Booser
40.0%
Kyle Backhus
34.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cam Booser
8.9%
Kyle Backhus
5.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cam Booser
.236
Kyle Backhus
.304
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
Cam Booser
26.52
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
Kyle Backhus
26.52
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.66
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Cam Booser
.9001.54
now 0.50
1.24
Kyle Backhus
.9001.54
now 1.24
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cam Booser
4020.60
now 1
8
Kyle Backhus
4020.60
now 10
15
Winshigher is better
Cam Booser
.000.480
now 0
00
Kyle Backhus
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighCam Booser — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.77
Buy LowKyle Backhus — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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