MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Gavin Williams
Gavin Williams
CLE · P
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Portrait of Parker Messick
Parker Messick
CLE · 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); Parker Messick 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
97.6
Parker Messick
94.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Gavin Williams
15.9%
Parker Messick
12.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Gavin Williams
33.5%
Parker Messick
26.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Gavin Williams
33.4%
Parker Messick
31.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Gavin Williams
47.4%
Parker Messick
32.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Gavin Williams
11.6%
Parker Messick
5.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Gavin Williams
.301
Parker Messick
.271
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
Gavin Williams
24.41
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.07
3.78
Parker Messick
24.41
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.21
3.03
WHIPlower is better
Gavin Williams
11.22
now 1.09
1.12
Parker Messick
11.22
now 1.07
1.15

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Gavin Williams
40117.60
now 88
15
Parker Messick
40117.60
now 74
14
Winshigher is better
Gavin Williams
.00010.80
now 8
12
Parker Messick
.00010.80
now 6
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyGavin Williams — buy.conf 0.70
Sell HighParker Messick — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.85
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