MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Mitchell Parker
Mitchell Parker
WSH · P
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Portrait of Richard Lovelady
Richard Lovelady
WSH · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Mitchell Parker wins 1 (WHIP); Richard Lovelady 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
Mitchell Parker
93.6
Richard Lovelady
91.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Mitchell Parker
14.1%
Richard Lovelady
10.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Mitchell Parker
19.1%
Richard Lovelady
18.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Mitchell Parker
32.0%
Richard Lovelady
30.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Mitchell Parker
41.9%
Richard Lovelady
28.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Mitchell Parker
8.5%
Richard Lovelady
5.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Mitchell Parker
.347
Richard Lovelady
.352
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
Mitchell Parker
2.626.04
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.28
3.82
Richard Lovelady
2.626.04
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.38
3.76
WHIPlower is better
Mitchell Parker
.9401.98
now 1.17
1.25
Richard Lovelady
.9401.98
now 1.75
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Mitchell Parker
4036.40
now 26
0
Richard Lovelady
4036.40
now 21
0
Winshigher is better
Mitchell Parker
.0002.80
now 2
0–0
Richard Lovelady
.0002.80
now 2
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeMitchell Parker — hold.conf 0.55
Hold · wait & seeRichard Lovelady — hold.conf 0.50
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