MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 29, 2026
Portrait of Logan Gilbert
Logan Gilbert
SEA · P
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Portrait of Paul Skenes
Paul Skenes
PIT · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Logan Gilbert wins 1 (WHIP); Paul Skenes wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Logan Gilbert
96.4
Paul Skenes
96.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Logan Gilbert
15.4%
Paul Skenes
14.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Logan Gilbert
27.3%
Paul Skenes
28.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Logan Gilbert
32.6%
Paul Skenes
32.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Logan Gilbert
41.3%
Paul Skenes
38.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Logan Gilbert
10.0%
Paul Skenes
7.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Logan Gilbert
.294
Paul Skenes
.281
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
Logan Gilbert
2.574.01
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.69
3.63
Paul Skenes
2.574.01
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.89
3.30
WHIPlower is better
Logan Gilbert
.9001.32
now 1.11
1.14
Paul Skenes
.9001.32
now 0.86
1.19

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Logan Gilbert
40105
now 69
0
Paul Skenes
40105
now 75
0
Winshigher is better
Logan Gilbert
.0008.40
now 3
0–0
Paul Skenes
.0008.40
now 6
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyLogan Gilbert — buy.conf 0.74
BuyPaul Skenes — buy.conf 0.84
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