MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 31, 2026
Portrait of David Bednar
David Bednar
NYY · P
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Josh Hader
HOU · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

David Bednar.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and wins.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

David Bednar wins 3 categories (K, ERA, W); Josh Hader wins 1 (SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
David Bednar
96.1
Josh Hader
95.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
David Bednar
16.4%
Josh Hader
20.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
David Bednar
28.2%
Josh Hader
38.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
David Bednar
39.5%
Josh Hader
41.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
David Bednar
37.8%
Josh Hader
23.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
David Bednar
4.2%
Josh Hader
4.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
David Bednar
.260
Josh Hader
.197
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
David Bednar
26.30
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
3.67
Josh Hader
26.30
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
David Bednar
.9001.81
now 1.58
1.24
Josh Hader
.9001.81
now 1.00
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
David Bednar
4040.20
now 29
21
Josh Hader
4040.20
now 1
14
Winshigher is better
David Bednar
.0001.48
now 1
01
Josh Hader
.0001.48
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
David Bednar
.00033.20
now 12
611
Josh Hader
.00033.20
now 1
524
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeDavid Bednar — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighJosh Hader — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.71
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