MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 15, 2026
Portrait of Chris Martin
Chris Martin
TEX · P
Change to
Portrait of Mason Montgomery
Mason Montgomery
PIT · 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

Chris Martin wins 1 (W); Mason Montgomery wins 1 (K); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chris Martin
94.5
Mason Montgomery
98.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chris Martin
8.5%
Mason Montgomery
15.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chris Martin
13.6%
Mason Montgomery
34.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chris Martin
32.2%
Mason Montgomery
31.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chris Martin
44.4%
Mason Montgomery
40.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chris Martin
11.1%
Mason Montgomery
9.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chris Martin
.408
Mason Montgomery
.280
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
Chris Martin
2.038.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.84
3.70
Mason Montgomery
2.038.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.91
3.69
WHIPlower is better
Chris Martin
.9602.22
now 1.94
1.24
Mason Montgomery
.9602.22
now 1.26
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chris Martin
4039.20
now 7
20
Mason Montgomery
4039.20
now 30
28
Winshigher is better
Chris Martin
.2003.80
now 1
13
Mason Montgomery
.2003.80
now 1
11

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeChris Martin — hold.conf 0.55
Buy LowMason Montgomery — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.88
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