MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 24, 2026
Portrait of Emmet Sheehan
Emmet Sheehan
LAD · P
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Portrait of Spencer Strider
Spencer Strider
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

Emmet Sheehan wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Spencer Strider wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Emmet Sheehan
94.5
Spencer Strider
95.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Emmet Sheehan
15.4%
Spencer Strider
14.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Emmet Sheehan
26.4%
Spencer Strider
27.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Emmet Sheehan
35.3%
Spencer Strider
28.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Emmet Sheehan
39.9%
Spencer Strider
36.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Emmet Sheehan
10.3%
Spencer Strider
11.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Emmet Sheehan
.305
Spencer Strider
.290
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Emmet Sheehan
3.484.79
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
3.88
Spencer Strider
3.484.79
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
4.04
WHIPlower is better
Emmet Sheehan
1.091.38
now 1.16
1.23
Spencer Strider
1.091.38
now 1.26
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Emmet Sheehan
4073.60
now 62
55
Spencer Strider
4073.60
now 40
64
Winshigher is better
Emmet Sheehan
.4007.60
now 3
24
Spencer Strider
.4007.60
now 3
36

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyEmmet Sheehan — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeSpencer Strider — hold.conf 0.50
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