MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Portrait of Max Meyer
Max Meyer
MIA · P
Change to
Portrait of Sonny Gray
Sonny Gray
BOS · P
Change to
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 Meyer wins 2 (K, WHIP); Sonny Gray wins 2 (ERA, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Max Meyer
95.1
Sonny Gray
91.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Max Meyer
13.4%
Sonny Gray
10.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Max Meyer
26.2%
Sonny Gray
21.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Max Meyer
31.6%
Sonny Gray
33.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Max Meyer
42.0%
Sonny Gray
38.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Max Meyer
8.5%
Sonny Gray
6.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Max Meyer
.304
Sonny Gray
.303
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 Meyer
2.624.20
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.97
3.85
Sonny Gray
2.624.20
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.06
3.83
WHIPlower is better
Max Meyer
1.031.34
now 1.10
1.26
Sonny Gray
1.031.34
now 1.20
1.27

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Max Meyer
4090.40
now 74
45
Sonny Gray
4090.40
now 41
33
Winshigher is better
Max Meyer
.4007.60
now 5
24
Sonny Gray
.4007.60
now 6
36

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighMax Meyer — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · leans buySonny Gray — hold.conf 0.60
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