MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Graham Ashcraft
Graham Ashcraft
CIN · P
Change to
PJ Poulin
WSH · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
◀
ERA
WHIP
▶
W
SV n/a

Graham Ashcraft wins 1 (ERA); PJ Poulin wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Graham Ashcraft
97.7
PJ Poulin
90.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Graham Ashcraft
14.2%
PJ Poulin
6.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Graham Ashcraft
26.5%
PJ Poulin
16.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Graham Ashcraft
33.8%
PJ Poulin
23.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Graham Ashcraft
37.3%
PJ Poulin
44.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Graham Ashcraft
6.0%
PJ Poulin
9.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Graham Ashcraft
.300
PJ Poulin
.353
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
Graham Ashcraft
2.974.01
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.71
PJ Poulin
2.974.01
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.20
3.78
WHIPlower is better
Graham Ashcraft
1.121.56
now 1.22
1.27
PJ Poulin
1.121.56
now 1.46
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Graham Ashcraft
4044.80
now 32
0
PJ Poulin
4044.80
now 18
0
Winshigher is better
Graham Ashcraft
.0004.20
now 1
0–0
PJ Poulin
.0004.20
now 3
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeGraham Ashcraft — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighPJ Poulin — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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