MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 8, 2026
Hunter Brown
HOU · P
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Portrait of Kevin Gausman
Kevin Gausman
TOR · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

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

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

Hunter Brown wins 2 (K, W); Kevin Gausman wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Hunter Brown
96.0
Kevin Gausman
93.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Hunter Brown
10.2%
Kevin Gausman
14.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Hunter Brown
27.3%
Kevin Gausman
24.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Hunter Brown
25.6%
Kevin Gausman
34.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Hunter Brown
37.8%
Kevin Gausman
40.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Hunter Brown
5.4%
Kevin Gausman
8.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Hunter Brown
.288
Kevin Gausman
.306
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
Hunter Brown
25.40
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.84
4.10
Kevin Gausman
25.40
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.13
3.88
WHIPlower is better
Hunter Brown
.9201.41
now 1.03
1.30
Kevin Gausman
.9201.41
now 1.09
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Hunter Brown
40109.40
now 17
83
Kevin Gausman
40109.40
now 66
67
Winshigher is better
Hunter Brown
.0009.40
now 1
37
Kevin Gausman
.0009.40
now 4
36

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

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