MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Portrait of MacKenzie Gore
MacKenzie Gore
TEX · P
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Portrait of Peter Lambert
Peter Lambert
HOU · P
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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 (K); Peter Lambert 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
MacKenzie Gore
95.4
Peter Lambert
93.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
MacKenzie Gore
12.6%
Peter Lambert
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
MacKenzie Gore
26.0%
Peter Lambert
24.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
MacKenzie Gore
31.3%
Peter Lambert
29.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
MacKenzie Gore
42.4%
Peter Lambert
37.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
MacKenzie Gore
9.2%
Peter Lambert
6.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
MacKenzie Gore
.303
Peter Lambert
.285
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
MacKenzie Gore
3.124.20
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.96
3.83
Peter Lambert
3.124.20
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.36
WHIPlower is better
MacKenzie Gore
1.121.36
now 1.19
1.29
Peter Lambert
1.121.36
now 1.21
1.29

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
MacKenzie Gore
4077.40
now 65
43
Peter Lambert
4077.40
now 43
34
Winshigher is better
MacKenzie Gore
.8006.20
now 4
24
Peter Lambert
.8006.20
now 4
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyMacKenzie Gore — hold.conf 0.60
BuyPeter Lambert — buy.conf 0.82
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