MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 22, 2026
Portrait of Justin Sterner
Justin Sterner
ATH · P
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Portrait of Sam Bachman
Sam Bachman
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Sam Bachman.

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

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

Sam Bachman wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Justin Sterner wins 1 (WHIP); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Justin Sterner
93.5
Sam Bachman
98.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Justin Sterner
15.6%
Sam Bachman
15.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Justin Sterner
21.7%
Sam Bachman
24.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Justin Sterner
33.9%
Sam Bachman
34.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Justin Sterner
45.0%
Sam Bachman
32.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Justin Sterner
9.2%
Sam Bachman
7.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Justin Sterner
.292
Sam Bachman
.284
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
Justin Sterner
24.28
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.54
3.69
Sam Bachman
24.28
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.22
3.67
WHIPlower is better
Justin Sterner
1.021.32
now 1.11
1.24
Sam Bachman
1.021.32
now 1.09
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Justin Sterner
4034.60
now 26
21
Sam Bachman
4034.60
now 29
22
Winshigher is better
Justin Sterner
.0002.80
now 2
12
Sam Bachman
.0002.80
now 1
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJustin Sterner — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeSam Bachman — hold.conf 0.50
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