MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 13, 2026
Portrait of Chris Martin
Chris Martin
TEX · P
Change to
Portrait of Nick Mears
Nick Mears
KC · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 00, 4 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Chris Martin wins 0 (none); Nick Mears wins 0 (none); 4 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
Nick Mears
94.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chris Martin
8.5%
Nick Mears
8.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chris Martin
13.6%
Nick Mears
18.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chris Martin
32.2%
Nick Mears
29.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chris Martin
44.4%
Nick Mears
50.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chris Martin
11.1%
Nick Mears
12.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chris Martin
.407
Nick Mears
.382
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
Nick Mears
2.048.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.12
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Chris Martin
.9602.22
now 1.94
1.24
Nick Mears
.9602.22
now 1.50
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chris Martin
4026.60
now 7
21
Nick Mears
4026.60
now 15
21
Winshigher is better
Chris Martin
.2003.80
now 1
13
Nick Mears
.2003.80
now 2
13

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 & seeNick Mears — hold.conf 0.50
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