MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 23, 2026
Elvis Alvarado
ATH · P
Change to
Garrett Whitlock
BOS · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Elvis Alvarado wins 1 (W); Garrett Whitlock wins 1 (K); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Elvis Alvarado
98.7
Garrett Whitlock
94.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Elvis Alvarado
17.8%
Garrett Whitlock
15.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Elvis Alvarado
32.1%
Garrett Whitlock
30.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Elvis Alvarado
31.6%
Garrett Whitlock
38.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Elvis Alvarado
52.2%
Garrett Whitlock
29.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Elvis Alvarado
17.4%
Garrett Whitlock
7.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Elvis Alvarado
.307
Garrett Whitlock
.301
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
Elvis Alvarado
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.38
3.70
Garrett Whitlock
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.05
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Elvis Alvarado
.9002.16
now 1.86
1.24
Garrett Whitlock
.9002.16
now 1.11
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Elvis Alvarado
4044
now 9
21
Garrett Whitlock
4044
now 26
34
Winshigher is better
Elvis Alvarado
.00010.40
now 2
38
Garrett Whitlock
.00010.40
now 3
26

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeElvis Alvarado — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeGarrett Whitlock — hold.conf 0.50
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