MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 15, 2026
Portrait of Chris Martin
Chris Martin
TEX · P
Change to
Matt Strahm
KC · 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); Matt Strahm 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
Matt Strahm
91.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chris Martin
8.5%
Matt Strahm
11.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chris Martin
13.6%
Matt Strahm
17.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chris Martin
32.2%
Matt Strahm
29.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chris Martin
44.4%
Matt Strahm
39.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chris Martin
11.1%
Matt Strahm
8.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chris Martin
.408
Matt Strahm
.307
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
Chris Martin
2.048.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.84
3.70
Matt Strahm
2.048.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.86
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Chris Martin
.9602.22
now 1.94
1.24
Matt Strahm
.9602.22
now 1.29
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chris Martin
4036.40
now 7
20
Matt Strahm
4036.40
now 17
28
Winshigher is better
Chris Martin
.2003.80
now 1
13
Matt Strahm
.2003.80
now 1
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeChris Martin — hold.conf 0.55
Hold · wait & seeMatt Strahm — hold.conf 0.50
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