MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 15, 2026
JP Sears
SD · P
Change to
Portrait of Spencer Strider
Spencer Strider
ATL · P
Change to
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

JP Sears wins 2 (WHIP, W); Spencer Strider wins 2 (K, ERA); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
JP Sears
93.0
Spencer Strider
95.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
JP Sears
10.2%
Spencer Strider
14.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
JP Sears
19.8%
Spencer Strider
27.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
JP Sears
24.3%
Spencer Strider
28.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
JP Sears
47.5%
Spencer Strider
36.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
JP Sears
8.2%
Spencer Strider
11.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
JP Sears
.354
Spencer Strider
.291
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
JP Sears
2.814.47
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.18
4.10
Spencer Strider
2.814.47
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
4.04
WHIPlower is better
JP Sears
1.171.38
now 1.24
1.30
Spencer Strider
1.171.38
now 1.26
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
JP Sears
40101.60
now 5
42
Spencer Strider
40101.60
now 40
74
Winshigher is better
JP Sears
.00016.40
now 1
512
Spencer Strider
.00016.40
now 3
37

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJP Sears — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeSpencer Strider — hold.conf 0.50
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