MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 30, 2026
Kris Bubic
KC · P
Change to
Portrait of Walker Buehler
Walker Buehler
SD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Walker Buehler.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Kris Bubic’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Walker Buehler wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Kris Bubic wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kris Bubic
91.8
Walker Buehler
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kris Bubic
12.2%
Walker Buehler
9.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kris Bubic
24.6%
Walker Buehler
21.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kris Bubic
28.6%
Walker Buehler
26.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kris Bubic
39.5%
Walker Buehler
41.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kris Bubic
7.8%
Walker Buehler
8.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kris Bubic
.327
Walker Buehler
.324
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
Kris Bubic
3.805.19
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.11
4.39
Walker Buehler
3.805.19
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.88
4.33
WHIPlower is better
Kris Bubic
1.161.48
now 1.23
1.41
Walker Buehler
1.161.48
now 1.32
1.40

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kris Bubic
4056.60
now 51
44
Walker Buehler
4056.60
now 43
38
Winshigher is better
Kris Bubic
1.204.80
now 3
24
Walker Buehler
1.204.80
now 3
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighKris Bubic — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.82
SellWalker Buehler — sell.conf 0.66
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