MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Portrait of Chad Patrick
Chad Patrick
MIL · P
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Portrait of Garrett Cleavinger
Garrett Cleavinger
TB · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Chad Patrick wins 2 (K, W); Garrett Cleavinger wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chad Patrick
95.3
Garrett Cleavinger
96.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
13.2%
Garrett Cleavinger
13.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
22.1%
Garrett Cleavinger
33.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
32.2%
Garrett Cleavinger
34.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chad Patrick
37.2%
Garrett Cleavinger
41.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chad Patrick
6.4%
Garrett Cleavinger
8.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chad Patrick
.306
Garrett Cleavinger
.289
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
Chad Patrick
2.024.36
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.54
3.84
Garrett Cleavinger
2.024.36
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.65
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Chad Patrick
1.101.56
now 1.20
1.31
Garrett Cleavinger
1.101.56
now 1.46
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chad Patrick
4040.80
now 34
21
Garrett Cleavinger
4040.80
now 17
17
Winshigher is better
Chad Patrick
.2003.80
now 3
13
Garrett Cleavinger
.2003.80
now 1
12
Saveshigher is better
Chad Patrick
.0003.40
now 2
02
Garrett Cleavinger
.0003.40
now 1
02
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyChad Patrick — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeGarrett Cleavinger — hold.conf 0.50
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