MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 19, 2026
Portrait of Emerson Hancock
Emerson Hancock
SEA · P
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Portrait of Sonny Gray
Sonny Gray
BOS · 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

Emerson Hancock wins 2 (K, WHIP); Sonny Gray wins 2 (ERA, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
95.2
Sonny Gray
91.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
11.9%
Sonny Gray
10.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
24.0%
Sonny Gray
19.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
25.6%
Sonny Gray
31.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
44.7%
Sonny Gray
35.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
10.6%
Sonny Gray
7.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
.329
Sonny Gray
.317
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
Emerson Hancock
2.194.94
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.80
4.33
Sonny Gray
2.194.94
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.06
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Emerson Hancock
.9001.44
now 0.95
1.16
Sonny Gray
.9001.44
now 1.20
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
4099.80
now 70
83
Sonny Gray
4099.80
now 41
73
Winshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
.00018
now 4
37
Sonny Gray
.00018
now 6
614

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighEmerson Hancock — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · steadySonny Gray — hold.conf 0.60
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