MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Chase Petty
CIN · P
Change to
Portrait of Zac Gallen
Zac Gallen
AZ · 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

Chase Petty wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Zac Gallen wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chase Petty
96.9
Zac Gallen
93.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chase Petty
9.1%
Zac Gallen
8.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chase Petty
10.8%
Zac Gallen
13.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chase Petty
29.2%
Zac Gallen
31.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chase Petty
36.2%
Zac Gallen
44.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chase Petty
7.6%
Zac Gallen
11.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chase Petty
.350
Zac Gallen
.383
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
Chase Petty
3.207.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.35
4.10
Zac Gallen
3.207.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.16
5.67
WHIPlower is better
Chase Petty
1.151.56
now 1.24
1.30
Zac Gallen
1.151.56
now 1.47
1.43

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chase Petty
4058
now 2
6
Zac Gallen
4058
now 42
34
Winshigher is better
Chase Petty
.0004.20
now 0
00
Zac Gallen
.0004.20
now 3
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighChase Petty — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.85
SellZac Gallen — sell.conf 0.90
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