MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Ian Seymour
Ian Seymour
TB · P
Change to
Portrait of Rico Garcia
Rico Garcia
BAL · 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

Ian Seymour wins 1 (WHIP); Rico Garcia wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Ian Seymour
91.4
Rico Garcia
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Ian Seymour
15.2%
Rico Garcia
15.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Ian Seymour
28.7%
Rico Garcia
25.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Ian Seymour
35.3%
Rico Garcia
29.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Ian Seymour
37.0%
Rico Garcia
34.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Ian Seymour
10.0%
Rico Garcia
5.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Ian Seymour
.292
Rico Garcia
.265
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
Ian Seymour
26.24
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.66
3.57
Rico Garcia
26.24
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.71
2.92
WHIPlower is better
Ian Seymour
.9001.54
now 1.28
1.13
Rico Garcia
.9001.54
now 0.63
1.22

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Ian Seymour
4044.80
now 32
0
Rico Garcia
4044.80
now 28
0
Winshigher is better
Ian Seymour
.0004.20
now 3
0–0
Rico Garcia
.0004.20
now 3
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyIan Seymour — buy.conf 0.76
BuyRico Garcia — buy.conf 0.92
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