MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 22, 2026
Portrait of Gavin Williams
Gavin Williams
CLE · P
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Portrait of Michael Soroka
Michael Soroka
AZ · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Gavin Williams.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP.

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

Gavin Williams wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Michael Soroka wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Gavin Williams
97.0
Michael Soroka
93.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Gavin Williams
14.5%
Michael Soroka
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Gavin Williams
29.9%
Michael Soroka
23.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Gavin Williams
32.2%
Michael Soroka
33.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Gavin Williams
49.0%
Michael Soroka
34.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Gavin Williams
12.0%
Michael Soroka
8.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Gavin Williams
.322
Michael Soroka
.309
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
Gavin Williams
2.594.76
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.07
4.28
Michael Soroka
2.594.76
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.25
4.00
WHIPlower is better
Gavin Williams
1.021.27
now 1.09
1.18
Michael Soroka
1.021.27
now 1.20
1.19

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Gavin Williams
40102.40
now 88
65
Michael Soroka
40102.40
now 60
52
Winshigher is better
Gavin Williams
211
now 8
49
Michael Soroka
211
now 7
49

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellGavin Williams — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · steadyMichael Soroka — hold.conf 0.60
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