MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 25, 2026
Max Fried
NYY · P
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Portrait of Sonny Gray
Sonny Gray
BOS · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

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

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

Max Fried wins 2 (K, ERA); Sonny Gray wins 2 (WHIP, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Max Fried
94.7
Sonny Gray
91.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Max Fried
10.4%
Sonny Gray
10.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Max Fried
20.8%
Sonny Gray
21.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Max Fried
29.5%
Sonny Gray
33.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Max Fried
30.8%
Sonny Gray
36.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Max Fried
1.8%
Sonny Gray
7.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Max Fried
.253
Sonny Gray
.305
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
Max Fried
2.094.29
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.21
2.58
Sonny Gray
2.094.29
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.06
3.80
WHIPlower is better
Max Fried
.9001.43
now 1.01
1.31
Sonny Gray
.9001.43
now 1.20
1.28

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Max Fried
4083
now 50
71
Sonny Gray
4083
now 41
64
Winshigher is better
Max Fried
.00015.60
now 4
37
Sonny Gray
.00015.60
now 6
612

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyMax Fried — buy.conf 0.92
BuySonny Gray — buy.conf 0.69
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