MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Cooper Criswell
Cooper Criswell
SEA · P
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Portrait of Lake Bachar
Lake Bachar
PIT · 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 (WHIP); Lake Bachar wins 1 (ERA); 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
Lake Bachar
94.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
9.8%
Lake Bachar
13.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
18.6%
Lake Bachar
25.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
35.0%
Lake Bachar
28.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cooper Criswell
37.5%
Lake Bachar
34.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cooper Criswell
4.2%
Lake Bachar
7.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cooper Criswell
.297
Lake Bachar
.289
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
Cooper Criswell
2.804.05
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.08
3.70
Lake Bachar
2.804.05
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.49
WHIPlower is better
Cooper Criswell
.9001.39
now 1.10
1.25
Lake Bachar
.9001.39
now 1.01
1.28

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cooper Criswell
4044.80
now 19
0
Lake Bachar
4044.80
now 32
0
Winshigher is better
Cooper Criswell
.0002.80
now 2
0–0
Lake Bachar
.0002.80
now 0
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
BuyLake Bachar — buy.conf 0.78
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