MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Cooper Criswell
Cooper Criswell
SEA · 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

Cooper Criswell wins 2 (ERA, W); Paxton Schultz wins 2 (K, WHIP); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
91.0
Paxton Schultz
93.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
10.6%
Paxton Schultz
8.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
19.0%
Paxton Schultz
21.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
36.8%
Paxton Schultz
26.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cooper Criswell
36.0%
Paxton Schultz
37.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cooper Criswell
4.5%
Paxton Schultz
9.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cooper Criswell
.285
Paxton Schultz
.335
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
2.355.64
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.08
3.68
Paxton Schultz
2.355.64
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.91
3.72
WHIPlower is better
Cooper Criswell
11.46
now 1.10
1.25
Paxton Schultz
11.46
now 1.36
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cooper Criswell
4029.60
now 19
13
Paxton Schultz
4029.60
now 24
22
Winshigher is better
Cooper Criswell
.0002.80
now 2
12
Paxton Schultz
.0002.80
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Cooper Criswell
.0003.40
now 1
01
Paxton Schultz
.0003.40
now 1
02
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCooper Criswell — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seePaxton Schultz — hold.conf 0.55
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