MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Hayden Wesneski
HOU · P
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Portrait of Kevin Gausman
Kevin Gausman
CHC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Kevin Gausman.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Kevin Gausman wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Hayden Wesneski wins 1 (W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Hayden Wesneski
93.6
Kevin Gausman
93.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Hayden Wesneski
12.0%
Kevin Gausman
13.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Hayden Wesneski
20.0%
Kevin Gausman
24.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Hayden Wesneski
35.9%
Kevin Gausman
34.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Hayden Wesneski
40.6%
Kevin Gausman
39.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Hayden Wesneski
6.3%
Kevin Gausman
7.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Hayden Wesneski
.297
Kevin Gausman
.305
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
Hayden Wesneski
2.485.41
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.76
4.10
Kevin Gausman
2.485.41
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.13
3.89
WHIPlower is better
Hayden Wesneski
.9001.79
now 1.59
1.30
Kevin Gausman
.9001.79
now 1.09
1.27

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Hayden Wesneski
4090.80
now 4
8
Kevin Gausman
4090.80
now 66
13
Winshigher is better
Hayden Wesneski
.0005.60
now 1
13
Kevin Gausman
.0005.60
now 4
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeHayden Wesneski — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · leans buyKevin Gausman — hold.conf 0.60
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