MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of MacKenzie Gore
MacKenzie Gore
TEX · P
Change to
Nick Pivetta
SD · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

MacKenzie Gore wins 1 (ERA); Nick Pivetta wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
MacKenzie Gore
95.2
Nick Pivetta
94.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
MacKenzie Gore
12.9%
Nick Pivetta
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
MacKenzie Gore
24.9%
Nick Pivetta
31.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
MacKenzie Gore
30.7%
Nick Pivetta
37.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
MacKenzie Gore
41.2%
Nick Pivetta
33.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
MacKenzie Gore
8.1%
Nick Pivetta
7.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
MacKenzie Gore
.306
Nick Pivetta
.242
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
MacKenzie Gore
3.694.73
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.96
3.92
Nick Pivetta
3.694.73
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
4.10
WHIPlower is better
MacKenzie Gore
1.051.42
now 1.19
1.34
Nick Pivetta
1.051.42
now 1.13
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
MacKenzie Gore
4085.80
now 65
13
Nick Pivetta
4085.80
now 24
13
Winshigher is better
MacKenzie Gore
.0005.60
now 4
11
Nick Pivetta
.0005.60
now 1
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyMacKenzie Gore — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeNick Pivetta — hold.conf 0.50
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