MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 8, 2026
Portrait of Kevin Gausman
Kevin Gausman
TOR · P
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Portrait of Peter Lambert
Peter Lambert
HOU · P
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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, WHIP); Peter Lambert wins 2 (ERA, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kevin Gausman
93.8
Peter Lambert
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kevin Gausman
14.1%
Peter Lambert
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kevin Gausman
24.3%
Peter Lambert
22.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kevin Gausman
34.4%
Peter Lambert
29.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kevin Gausman
40.1%
Peter Lambert
38.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kevin Gausman
8.8%
Peter Lambert
6.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kevin Gausman
.306
Peter Lambert
.293
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
2.834.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.13
3.88
Peter Lambert
2.834.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.54
WHIPlower is better
Kevin Gausman
.9901.43
now 1.09
1.24
Peter Lambert
.9901.43
now 1.21
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kevin Gausman
4076.60
now 66
67
Peter Lambert
4076.60
now 43
55
Winshigher is better
Kevin Gausman
110
now 4
36
Peter Lambert
110
now 4
48

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyKevin Gausman — hold.conf 0.60
BuyPeter Lambert — buy.conf 0.77
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