MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Cole Sulser
TB · P
Change to
Portrait of John King
John King
MIA · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Cole Sulser wins 1 (K); John King wins 1 (ERA); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cole Sulser
92.2
John King
90.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cole Sulser
13.8%
John King
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cole Sulser
24.4%
John King
19.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cole Sulser
35.9%
John King
33.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cole Sulser
39.3%
John King
37.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cole Sulser
11.9%
John King
7.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cole Sulser
.325
John King
.288
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
Cole Sulser
26.01
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.01
3.72
John King
26.01
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.52
3.69
WHIPlower is better
Cole Sulser
.9001.87
now 1.54
1.24
John King
.9001.87
now 0.72
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cole Sulser
4025.60
now 18
13
John King
4025.60
now 20
12
Winshigher is better
Cole Sulser
.0001.48
now 1
01
John King
.0001.48
now 1
01
Saveshigher is better
Cole Sulser
.0004.40
now 2
13
John King
.0004.40
now 1
01
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCole Sulser — hold.conf 0.55
Sell HighJohn King — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.92
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