MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Cooper Criswell
Cooper Criswell
SEA · P
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Portrait of Gus Varland
Gus Varland
WSH · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
◀
ERA
WHIP
▶
W
SV n/a

Cooper Criswell wins 1 (ERA); Gus Varland wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
90.7
Gus Varland
95.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
9.8%
Gus Varland
10.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
18.6%
Gus Varland
20.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
35.0%
Gus Varland
32.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cooper Criswell
37.5%
Gus Varland
50.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cooper Criswell
4.2%
Gus Varland
15.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cooper Criswell
.297
Gus Varland
.392
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
Cooper Criswell
2.684.49
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.08
3.70
Gus Varland
2.684.49
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.09
3.76
WHIPlower is better
Cooper Criswell
.9201.73
now 1.10
1.25
Gus Varland
.9201.73
now 1.55
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cooper Criswell
4028
now 19
0
Gus Varland
4028
now 20
0
Winshigher is better
Cooper Criswell
.0002.80
now 2
0–0
Gus Varland
.0002.80
now 1
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCooper Criswell — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeGus Varland — hold.conf 0.50
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