MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 30, 2026
Portrait of Dustin May
Dustin May
MIL · P
Change to
Portrait of MacKenzie Gore
MacKenzie Gore
TEX · 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

Dustin May wins 1 (WHIP); MacKenzie Gore 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
Dustin May
96.9
MacKenzie Gore
95.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Dustin May
10.9%
MacKenzie Gore
12.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Dustin May
23.2%
MacKenzie Gore
23.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Dustin May
30.3%
MacKenzie Gore
29.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Dustin May
44.3%
MacKenzie Gore
41.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Dustin May
7.7%
MacKenzie Gore
8.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Dustin May
.323
MacKenzie Gore
.314
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
Dustin May
3.724.81
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.57
4.33
MacKenzie Gore
3.724.81
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.96
4.15
WHIPlower is better
Dustin May
1.121.43
now 1.30
1.35
MacKenzie Gore
1.121.43
now 1.19
1.36

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Dustin May
4091
now 51
0
MacKenzie Gore
4091
now 65
0
Winshigher is better
Dustin May
.0005.60
now 3
0–0
MacKenzie Gore
.0005.60
now 4
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellDustin May — sell.conf 0.66
Hold · steadyMacKenzie Gore — hold.conf 0.60
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