MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Portrait of David Peterson
David Peterson
CHC · P
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Portrait of Jack Flaherty
Jack Flaherty
DET · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jack Flaherty.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. David Peterson’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

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

Jack Flaherty wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); David Peterson wins 1 (W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
David Peterson
92.3
Jack Flaherty
92.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
David Peterson
9.7%
Jack Flaherty
12.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
David Peterson
18.5%
Jack Flaherty
26.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
David Peterson
28.8%
Jack Flaherty
27.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
David Peterson
41.5%
Jack Flaherty
46.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
David Peterson
6.7%
Jack Flaherty
8.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
David Peterson
.341
Jack Flaherty
.323
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 Peterson
3.686.42
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.18
4.66
Jack Flaherty
3.686.42
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.29
WHIPlower is better
David Peterson
1.261.71
now 1.59
1.43
Jack Flaherty
1.261.71
now 1.61
1.36

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
David Peterson
4074.80
now 56
37
Jack Flaherty
4074.80
now 64
43
Winshigher is better
David Peterson
.0004.20
now 3
13
Jack Flaherty
.0004.20
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellDavid Peterson — sell.conf 0.81
Hold · leans sellJack Flaherty — hold.conf 0.60
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