MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Carson Whisenhunt
SF · P
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Portrait of Michael King
Michael King
SD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Carson Whisenhunt.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA, WHIP, and wins. Michael King’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

Carson Whisenhunt wins 3 categories (ERA, WHIP, W); Michael King wins 1 (K); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Carson Whisenhunt
92.7
Michael King
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Carson Whisenhunt
15.0%
Michael King
11.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Carson Whisenhunt
19.0%
Michael King
21.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Carson Whisenhunt
35.5%
Michael King
29.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Carson Whisenhunt
48.6%
Michael King
33.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Carson Whisenhunt
10.0%
Michael King
8.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Carson Whisenhunt
.387
Michael King
.328
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
Carson Whisenhunt
2.704.87
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.38
4.10
Michael King
2.704.87
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.18
4.39
WHIPlower is better
Carson Whisenhunt
1.021.52
now 1.41
1.30
Michael King
1.021.52
now 1.13
1.34

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Carson Whisenhunt
4088.60
now 6
15
Michael King
4088.60
now 65
40
Winshigher is better
Carson Whisenhunt
.0005.20
now 1
24
Michael King
.0005.20
now 4
23

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCarson Whisenhunt — hold.conf 0.55
Sell HighMichael King — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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