MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Cionel Pérez
NYM · P
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Portrait of Paxton Schultz
Paxton Schultz
WSH · 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

Cionel Pérez wins 2 (ERA, W); Paxton Schultz wins 2 (K, SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cionel Pérez
96.9
Paxton Schultz
93.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cionel Pérez
11.4%
Paxton Schultz
8.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cionel Pérez
22.5%
Paxton Schultz
21.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cionel Pérez
29.9%
Paxton Schultz
26.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cionel Pérez
50.8%
Paxton Schultz
37.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cionel Pérez
13.1%
Paxton Schultz
9.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cionel Pérez
.349
Paxton Schultz
.335
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
Cionel Pérez
2.856.67
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.82
3.70
Paxton Schultz
2.856.67
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.91
3.72
WHIPlower is better
Cionel Pérez
1.101.73
now 1.59
1.24
Paxton Schultz
1.101.73
now 1.36
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cionel Pérez
4030
now 10
9
Paxton Schultz
4030
now 24
22
Winshigher is better
Cionel Pérez
.0004.20
now 2
13
Paxton Schultz
.0004.20
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Cionel Pérez
.0003.40
now 0
0
Paxton Schultz
.0003.40
now 1
02
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCionel Pérez — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seePaxton Schultz — hold.conf 0.55
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