MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 27, 2026
Portrait of Gavin Williams
Gavin Williams
CLE · P
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Portrait of Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
LAD · 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

Gavin Williams wins 2 (K, W); Yoshinobu Yamamoto wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Gavin Williams
97.2
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
96.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Gavin Williams
14.8%
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
13.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Gavin Williams
30.7%
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
24.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Gavin Williams
33.1%
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
33.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Gavin Williams
48.7%
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
34.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Gavin Williams
11.5%
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
6.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Gavin Williams
.312
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
.278
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
2.374.58
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.07
4.09
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
2.374.58
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.86
3.20
WHIPlower is better
Gavin Williams
.9301.21
now 1.09
1.14
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
.9301.21
now 1.00
1.09

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Gavin Williams
40.40101.60
now 88
58
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
40.40101.60
now 69
54
Winshigher is better
Gavin Williams
.00010.40
now 8
48
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
.00010.40
now 5
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyGavin Williams — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighYoshinobu Yamamoto — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.84
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