MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Freddy Peralta
Freddy Peralta
NYM · P
Change to
Portrait of Michael King
Michael King
SD · 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

Freddy Peralta wins 2 (K, ERA); Michael King wins 2 (WHIP, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Freddy Peralta
94.2
Michael King
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Freddy Peralta
12.5%
Michael King
11.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Freddy Peralta
22.1%
Michael King
21.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Freddy Peralta
29.5%
Michael King
29.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Freddy Peralta
38.2%
Michael King
34.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Freddy Peralta
5.2%
Michael King
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Freddy Peralta
.303
Michael King
.329
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
Freddy Peralta
2.694.90
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.55
3.82
Michael King
2.694.90
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.18
4.41
WHIPlower is better
Freddy Peralta
1.031.49
now 1.30
1.39
Michael King
1.031.49
now 1.13
1.35

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Freddy Peralta
44.2074.80
now 68
55
Michael King
44.2074.80
now 65
51
Winshigher is better
Freddy Peralta
.0005.20
now 3
13
Michael King
.0005.20
now 4
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowFreddy Peralta — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
Sell HighMichael King — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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