MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Louis Varland
Louis Varland
TOR · P
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Portrait of Pete Fairbanks
Pete Fairbanks
MIA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Louis Varland wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Pete Fairbanks wins 2 (W, SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Louis Varland
98.8
Pete Fairbanks
97.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Louis Varland
15.0%
Pete Fairbanks
14.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Louis Varland
31.0%
Pete Fairbanks
32.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Louis Varland
36.7%
Pete Fairbanks
32.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Louis Varland
37.0%
Pete Fairbanks
42.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Louis Varland
4.0%
Pete Fairbanks
12.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Louis Varland
.235
Pete Fairbanks
.318
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
Louis Varland
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.29
2.28
Pete Fairbanks
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.04
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Louis Varland
.9201.41
now 1.03
1.16
Pete Fairbanks
.9201.41
now 1.30
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Louis Varland
4056.40
now 42
6
Pete Fairbanks
4056.40
now 22
6
Winshigher is better
Louis Varland
.0002.80
now 2
00
Pete Fairbanks
.0002.80
now 2
01
Saveshigher is better
Louis Varland
.00010.80
now 8
12
Pete Fairbanks
.00010.80
now 6
12
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyLouis Varland — buy.conf 0.92
Hold · wait & seePete Fairbanks — hold.conf 0.50
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