MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Portrait of MacKenzie Gore
MacKenzie Gore
TEX · P
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Portrait of Spencer Strider
Spencer Strider
ATL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

MacKenzie Gore.

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

MacKenzie Gore wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Spencer Strider wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
MacKenzie Gore
95.4
Spencer Strider
95.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
MacKenzie Gore
12.6%
Spencer Strider
14.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
MacKenzie Gore
26.0%
Spencer Strider
27.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
MacKenzie Gore
31.3%
Spencer Strider
28.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
MacKenzie Gore
42.4%
Spencer Strider
36.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
MacKenzie Gore
9.2%
Spencer Strider
11.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
MacKenzie Gore
.303
Spencer Strider
.290
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
3.554.26
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.96
3.83
Spencer Strider
3.554.26
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
4.04
WHIPlower is better
MacKenzie Gore
1.121.38
now 1.19
1.29
Spencer Strider
1.121.38
now 1.26
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
MacKenzie Gore
4075
now 65
43
Spencer Strider
4075
now 40
51
Winshigher is better
MacKenzie Gore
.8006.20
now 4
24
Spencer Strider
.8006.20
now 3
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
Hold · wait & seeSpencer Strider — hold.conf 0.50
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