MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Portrait of Michael King
Michael King
SD · P
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Portrait of Spencer Arrighetti
Spencer Arrighetti
HOU · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Michael King.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Spencer Arrighetti’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Michael King wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Spencer Arrighetti wins 1 (W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Michael King
94.0
Spencer Arrighetti
92.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Michael King
11.9%
Spencer Arrighetti
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Michael King
21.2%
Spencer Arrighetti
22.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Michael King
30.0%
Spencer Arrighetti
26.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Michael King
33.2%
Spencer Arrighetti
30.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Michael King
8.7%
Spencer Arrighetti
7.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Michael King
.329
Spencer Arrighetti
.345
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
Michael King
26.11
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.18
4.41
Spencer Arrighetti
26.11
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.34
4.75
WHIPlower is better
Michael King
1.011.55
now 1.13
1.33
Spencer Arrighetti
1.011.55
now 1.13
1.43

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Michael King
4074.60
now 65
47
Spencer Arrighetti
4074.60
now 43
41
Winshigher is better
Michael King
.00011.80
now 4
24
Spencer Arrighetti
.00011.80
now 7
49

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighMichael King — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Sell HighSpencer Arrighetti — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.85
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