MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 20, 2026
Portrait of Dustin May
Dustin May
STL · P
Change to
Portrait of Nick Martinez
Nick Martinez
TB · P
Change to
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

Dustin May wins 2 (K, ERA); Nick Martinez wins 2 (WHIP, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Dustin May
96.9
Nick Martinez
92.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Dustin May
10.5%
Nick Martinez
9.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Dustin May
22.9%
Nick Martinez
14.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Dustin May
30.1%
Nick Martinez
32.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Dustin May
45.4%
Nick Martinez
33.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Dustin May
6.1%
Nick Martinez
7.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Dustin May
.306
Nick Martinez
.333
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
25.75
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.57
3.90
Nick Martinez
25.75
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.62
4.49
WHIPlower is better
Dustin May
1.021.43
now 1.30
1.34
Nick Martinez
1.021.43
now 1.11
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Dustin May
4056.60
now 51
45
Nick Martinez
4056.60
now 41
37
Winshigher is better
Dustin May
.4007.60
now 3
24
Nick Martinez
.4007.60
now 5
36

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowDustin May — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.86
Sell HighNick Martinez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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