MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 28, 2026
Portrait of Davis Martin
Davis Martin
CWS · P
Change to
Max Scherzer
TOR · P
Change to
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

Davis Martin wins 1 (WHIP); Max Scherzer 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
Davis Martin
93.9
Max Scherzer
93.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Davis Martin
11.3%
Max Scherzer
10.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Davis Martin
19.8%
Max Scherzer
18.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Davis Martin
31.8%
Max Scherzer
32.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Davis Martin
45.1%
Max Scherzer
33.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Davis Martin
6.4%
Max Scherzer
8.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Davis Martin
.331
Max Scherzer
.320
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
Davis Martin
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.00
4.48
Max Scherzer
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 10.23
4.26
WHIPlower is better
Davis Martin
.9002.03
now 0.99
1.36
Max Scherzer
.9002.03
now 1.73
1.40

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Davis Martin
4099.40
now 71
0
Max Scherzer
4099.40
now 14
0
Winshigher is better
Davis Martin
.00011.20
now 8
0–0
Max Scherzer
.00011.20
now 1
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellDavis Martin — sell.conf 0.73
Hold · leans sellMax Scherzer — hold.conf 0.60
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