MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
George Klassen
LAA · P
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Zac Thornton
NYM · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Zac Thornton.

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

Zac Thornton wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); George Klassen 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
George Klassen
96.4
Zac Thornton
92.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
George Klassen
14.3%
Zac Thornton
9.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
George Klassen
19.2%
Zac Thornton
19.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
George Klassen
25.4%
Zac Thornton
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
George Klassen
45.6%
Zac Thornton
39.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
George Klassen
8.9%
Zac Thornton
9.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
George Klassen
.358
Zac Thornton
.331
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
George Klassen
2.838.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.27
4.10
Zac Thornton
2.838.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.35
4.46
WHIPlower is better
George Klassen
.9002.55
now 2.88
1.30
Zac Thornton
.9002.55
now 1.16
1.28

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
George Klassen
4016.60
now 9
9
Zac Thornton
4016.60
now 10
11
Winshigher is better
George Klassen
.000.480
now 0
00
Zac Thornton
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighGeorge Klassen — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
SellZac Thornton — sell.conf 0.72
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