MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 27, 2026
Portrait of Luke Weaver
Luke Weaver
NYM · P
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Portrait of Sam Bachman
Sam Bachman
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Luke Weaver.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP.

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

Luke Weaver wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Sam Bachman wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Luke Weaver
95.3
Sam Bachman
98.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Luke Weaver
16.1%
Sam Bachman
15.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Luke Weaver
27.4%
Sam Bachman
24.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Luke Weaver
33.9%
Sam Bachman
34.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Luke Weaver
32.4%
Sam Bachman
32.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Luke Weaver
8.8%
Sam Bachman
7.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Luke Weaver
.261
Sam Bachman
.284
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
Luke Weaver
24.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.77
3.65
Sam Bachman
24.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.22
3.67
WHIPlower is better
Luke Weaver
.9601.33
now 1.04
1.24
Sam Bachman
.9601.33
now 1.09
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Luke Weaver
4034.60
now 25
17
Sam Bachman
4034.60
now 29
20
Winshigher is better
Luke Weaver
.0002.80
now 2
12
Sam Bachman
.0002.80
now 1
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighLuke Weaver — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.88
Hold · wait & seeSam Bachman — hold.conf 0.50
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