MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Dean Kremer
MIN · P
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Portrait of Tyler Mahle
Tyler Mahle
ATL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Dean Kremer wins 2 (K, WHIP); Tyler Mahle wins 2 (ERA, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Dean Kremer
93.0
Tyler Mahle
92.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Dean Kremer
12.4%
Tyler Mahle
9.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Dean Kremer
23.3%
Tyler Mahle
23.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Dean Kremer
29.8%
Tyler Mahle
27.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Dean Kremer
34.5%
Tyler Mahle
36.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Dean Kremer
7.6%
Tyler Mahle
6.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Dean Kremer
.328
Tyler Mahle
.309
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
Dean Kremer
3.166.86
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.09
4.10
Tyler Mahle
3.166.86
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.04
3.98
WHIPlower is better
Dean Kremer
.9001.79
now 0.91
1.30
Tyler Mahle
.9001.79
now 1.54
1.36

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Dean Kremer
4073.40
now 16
43
Tyler Mahle
4073.40
now 57
38
Winshigher is better
Dean Kremer
.0001.48
now 0
00
Tyler Mahle
.0001.48
now 1
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeDean Kremer — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · steadyTyler Mahle — hold.conf 0.60
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