MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 31, 2026
Kyle Backhus
PHI · P
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Portrait of Trevor Richards
Trevor Richards
CWS · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Trevor Richards.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts.

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

Trevor Richards wins 1 categories (K); Kyle Backhus wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kyle Backhus
90.7
Trevor Richards
92.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kyle Backhus
8.5%
Trevor Richards
12.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kyle Backhus
21.4%
Trevor Richards
25.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kyle Backhus
29.9%
Trevor Richards
30.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kyle Backhus
33.3%
Trevor Richards
40.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kyle Backhus
5.0%
Trevor Richards
7.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kyle Backhus
.298
Trevor Richards
.288
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Kyle Backhus
2.936.40
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.66
3.70
Trevor Richards
2.936.40
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.63
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Kyle Backhus
1.121.31
now 1.24
1.24
Trevor Richards
1.121.31
now 1.19
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kyle Backhus
4021.60
now 10
15
Trevor Richards
4021.60
now 14
16
Winshigher is better
Kyle Backhus
.000.480
now 0
00
Trevor Richards
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowKyle Backhus — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
Hold · wait & seeTrevor Richards — hold.conf 0.50
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