MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Julian Garcia
CIN · P
Change to
Portrait of Peyton Gray
Peyton Gray
TEX · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Julian Garcia wins 1 (K); Peyton Gray wins 1 (W); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Julian Garcia
92.3
Peyton Gray
92.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Julian Garcia
13.0%
Peyton Gray
13.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Julian Garcia
25.0%
Peyton Gray
24.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Julian Garcia
29.3%
Peyton Gray
32.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Julian Garcia
30.9%
Peyton Gray
31.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Julian Garcia
7.3%
Peyton Gray
5.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Julian Garcia
.266
Peyton Gray
.278
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
Julian Garcia
2.846.13
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.40
3.70
Peyton Gray
2.846.13
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.57
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Julian Garcia
1.131.37
now 1.20
1.24
Peyton Gray
1.131.37
now 1.30
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Julian Garcia
4035.20
now 3
26
Peyton Gray
4035.20
now 18
16
Winshigher is better
Julian Garcia
.0001.48
now 0
00
Peyton Gray
.0001.48
now 1
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJulian Garcia — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seePeyton Gray — hold.conf 0.50
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