MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Portrait of Kevin Gausman
Kevin Gausman
CHC · P
Change to
Portrait of Nick Martinez
Nick Martinez
TB · 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

Kevin Gausman wins 2 (K, ERA); Nick Martinez wins 2 (WHIP, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kevin Gausman
93.9
Nick Martinez
92.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kevin Gausman
13.6%
Nick Martinez
8.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kevin Gausman
23.5%
Nick Martinez
14.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kevin Gausman
34.4%
Nick Martinez
32.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kevin Gausman
38.8%
Nick Martinez
32.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kevin Gausman
7.7%
Nick Martinez
7.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kevin Gausman
.308
Nick Martinez
.329
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
Kevin Gausman
25.53
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.13
3.96
Nick Martinez
25.53
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.62
4.41
WHIPlower is better
Kevin Gausman
1.011.38
now 1.09
1.30
Nick Martinez
1.011.38
now 1.11
1.23

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kevin Gausman
4081.60
now 66
40
Nick Martinez
4081.60
now 41
27
Winshigher is better
Kevin Gausman
.8006.20
now 4
23
Nick Martinez
.8006.20
now 5
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowKevin Gausman — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.73
Sell HighNick Martinez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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