MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 2, 2026
Portrait of Grant Anderson
Grant Anderson
MIL · P
Change to
Jimmy Herget
COL · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Grant Anderson wins 2 (ERA, W); Jimmy Herget wins 2 (K, SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Grant Anderson
93.4
Jimmy Herget
91.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Grant Anderson
12.7%
Jimmy Herget
12.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Grant Anderson
21.5%
Jimmy Herget
21.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Grant Anderson
29.5%
Jimmy Herget
29.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Grant Anderson
37.4%
Jimmy Herget
39.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Grant Anderson
7.6%
Jimmy Herget
11.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Grant Anderson
.278
Jimmy Herget
.334
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
Grant Anderson
26.05
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.59
3.68
Jimmy Herget
26.05
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.06
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Grant Anderson
.9001.54
now 0.99
1.24
Jimmy Herget
.9001.54
now 1.38
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Grant Anderson
4023.60
now 18
13
Jimmy Herget
4023.60
now 17
17
Winshigher is better
Grant Anderson
.0001.48
now 1
01
Jimmy Herget
.0001.48
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Grant Anderson
.0003.40
now 0
0
Jimmy Herget
.0003.40
now 1
02
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeGrant Anderson — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeJimmy Herget — hold.conf 0.55
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