MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Portrait of Landen Roupp
Landen Roupp
SF · P
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Portrait of Lucas Giolito
Lucas Giolito
SD · 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

Landen Roupp wins 2 (K, ERA); Lucas Giolito wins 2 (WHIP, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Landen Roupp
92.9
Lucas Giolito
90.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Landen Roupp
10.8%
Lucas Giolito
9.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Landen Roupp
24.0%
Lucas Giolito
13.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Landen Roupp
30.0%
Lucas Giolito
19.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Landen Roupp
29.7%
Lucas Giolito
43.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Landen Roupp
4.3%
Lucas Giolito
4.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Landen Roupp
.294
Lucas Giolito
.357
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
Landen Roupp
3.025.53
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.22
3.58
Lucas Giolito
3.025.53
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.97
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Landen Roupp
1.121.92
now 1.31
1.37
Lucas Giolito
1.121.92
now 1.74
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Landen Roupp
4098.40
now 72
42
Lucas Giolito
4098.40
now 6
21
Winshigher is better
Landen Roupp
.4007.60
now 5
24
Lucas Giolito
.4007.60
now 2
36

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyLanden Roupp — buy.conf 0.76
Hold · wait & seeLucas Giolito — hold.conf 0.50
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