MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Kris Bubic
KC · P
Change to
Zac Thornton
NYM · 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

Kris Bubic wins 2 (K, W); Zac Thornton wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kris Bubic
91.8
Zac Thornton
92.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kris Bubic
12.2%
Zac Thornton
10.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kris Bubic
24.6%
Zac Thornton
17.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kris Bubic
28.6%
Zac Thornton
29.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kris Bubic
39.5%
Zac Thornton
40.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kris Bubic
7.8%
Zac Thornton
10.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kris Bubic
.327
Zac Thornton
.337
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
3.884.59
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.11
4.37
Zac Thornton
3.884.59
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.35
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Kris Bubic
1.061.51
now 1.23
1.41
Zac Thornton
1.061.51
now 1.16
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kris Bubic
4067.40
now 51
40
Zac Thornton
4067.40
now 10
35
Winshigher is better
Kris Bubic
.0004.20
now 3
23
Zac Thornton
.0004.20
now 0
00

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 0.81
Sell HighZac Thornton — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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