MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 14, 2026
Portrait of Kai-Wei Teng
Kai-Wei Teng
HOU · P
Change to
Mason Barnett
ATH · 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

Kai-Wei Teng wins 2 (K, W); Mason Barnett wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kai-Wei Teng
93.5
Mason Barnett
94.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kai-Wei Teng
11.3%
Mason Barnett
9.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kai-Wei Teng
22.5%
Mason Barnett
23.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kai-Wei Teng
28.6%
Mason Barnett
27.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kai-Wei Teng
40.7%
Mason Barnett
43.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kai-Wei Teng
7.1%
Mason Barnett
10.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kai-Wei Teng
.330
Mason Barnett
.347
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
Kai-Wei Teng
25.98
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.57
4.27
Mason Barnett
25.98
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Kai-Wei Teng
.9401.66
now 1.10
1.35
Mason Barnett
.9401.66
now 1.50
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kai-Wei Teng
4059.80
now 43
37
Mason Barnett
4059.80
now 1
12
Winshigher is better
Kai-Wei Teng
.0005.60
now 3
14
Mason Barnett
.0005.60
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellKai-Wei Teng — sell.conf 0.69
Sell HighMason Barnett — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.75
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