MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 29, 2026
Portrait of Griffin Canning
Griffin Canning
SD · P
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Portrait of Matthew Liberatore
Matthew Liberatore
STL · P
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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

Griffin Canning wins 1 (ERA); Matthew Liberatore 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
Griffin Canning
94.6
Matthew Liberatore
94.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Griffin Canning
11.5%
Matthew Liberatore
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Griffin Canning
22.3%
Matthew Liberatore
22.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Griffin Canning
26.8%
Matthew Liberatore
28.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Griffin Canning
45.1%
Matthew Liberatore
42.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Griffin Canning
8.2%
Matthew Liberatore
9.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Griffin Canning
.331
Matthew Liberatore
.341
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
Griffin Canning
3.238.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.16
4.48
Matthew Liberatore
3.238.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.35
4.70
WHIPlower is better
Griffin Canning
1.321.62
now 1.55
1.43
Matthew Liberatore
1.321.62
now 1.50
1.39

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Griffin Canning
4079.80
now 27
0
Matthew Liberatore
4079.80
now 57
0
Winshigher is better
Griffin Canning
.0004.20
now 0
0–0
Matthew Liberatore
.0004.20
now 3
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellGriffin Canning — hold.conf 0.60
SellMatthew Liberatore — sell.conf 0.83
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