MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Nathan Eovaldi
Nathan Eovaldi
TEX · P
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Portrait of Peter Lambert
Peter Lambert
HOU · 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

Nathan Eovaldi wins 2 (K, WHIP); Peter Lambert wins 2 (ERA, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Nathan Eovaldi
94.7
Peter Lambert
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Nathan Eovaldi
16.3%
Peter Lambert
12.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Nathan Eovaldi
25.9%
Peter Lambert
24.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Nathan Eovaldi
36.8%
Peter Lambert
29.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Nathan Eovaldi
40.0%
Peter Lambert
36.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Nathan Eovaldi
8.1%
Peter Lambert
6.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Nathan Eovaldi
.308
Peter Lambert
.282
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
Nathan Eovaldi
2.994.20
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.93
3.93
Peter Lambert
2.994.20
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.26
WHIPlower is better
Nathan Eovaldi
1.041.36
now 1.11
1.18
Peter Lambert
1.041.36
now 1.21
1.29

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Nathan Eovaldi
4076.60
now 67
55
Peter Lambert
4076.60
now 43
46
Winshigher is better
Nathan Eovaldi
1.408.60
now 5
36
Peter Lambert
1.408.60
now 4
37

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyNathan Eovaldi — hold.conf 0.60
BuyPeter Lambert — buy.conf 0.85
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