MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Colin Rea
Colin Rea
CHC · P
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Portrait of Walker Buehler
Walker Buehler
SD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Colin Rea wins 2 (K, W); Walker Buehler wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Colin Rea
93.7
Walker Buehler
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Colin Rea
9.8%
Walker Buehler
9.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Colin Rea
17.2%
Walker Buehler
20.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Colin Rea
31.0%
Walker Buehler
25.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Colin Rea
40.2%
Walker Buehler
42.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Colin Rea
10.0%
Walker Buehler
9.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Colin Rea
.355
Walker Buehler
.327
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
Colin Rea
4.115.19
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.70
4.95
Walker Buehler
4.115.19
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.88
4.35
WHIPlower is better
Colin Rea
1.251.47
now 1.37
1.40
Walker Buehler
1.251.47
now 1.32
1.39

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Colin Rea
4054.60
now 49
47
Walker Buehler
4054.60
now 43
46
Winshigher is better
Colin Rea
.4007.60
now 5
36
Walker Buehler
.4007.60
now 3
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellColin Rea — sell.conf 0.90
SellWalker Buehler — sell.conf 0.66
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