MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 6, 2026
Portrait of Nick Mears
Nick Mears
KC · P
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Portrait of Sam Bachman
Sam Bachman
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Nick Mears wins 1 (WHIP); Sam Bachman wins 1 (K); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Nick Mears
94.8
Sam Bachman
98.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Nick Mears
8.2%
Sam Bachman
14.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Nick Mears
18.1%
Sam Bachman
23.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Nick Mears
29.2%
Sam Bachman
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Nick Mears
50.9%
Sam Bachman
32.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Nick Mears
12.3%
Sam Bachman
7.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Nick Mears
.382
Sam Bachman
.298
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
Nick Mears
26.28
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.12
3.70
Sam Bachman
26.28
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.22
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Nick Mears
.9301.66
now 1.50
1.24
Sam Bachman
.9301.66
now 1.09
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Nick Mears
4035
now 15
14
Sam Bachman
4035
now 29
17
Winshigher is better
Nick Mears
.0002.80
now 2
12
Sam Bachman
.0002.80
now 1
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeNick Mears — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeSam Bachman — hold.conf 0.50
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