MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 28, 2026
Noah Schultz
CWS · P
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Portrait of Seth Lugo
Seth Lugo
KC · 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

Noah Schultz wins 1 (WHIP); Seth Lugo 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
Noah Schultz
95.3
Seth Lugo
91.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Noah Schultz
9.5%
Seth Lugo
8.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Noah Schultz
20.7%
Seth Lugo
17.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Noah Schultz
28.6%
Seth Lugo
25.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Noah Schultz
41.9%
Seth Lugo
42.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Noah Schultz
9.7%
Seth Lugo
7.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Noah Schultz
.358
Seth Lugo
.343
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
Noah Schultz
2.646.73
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.82
5.09
Seth Lugo
2.646.73
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.55
4.74
WHIPlower is better
Noah Schultz
1.271.51
now 1.34
1.38
Seth Lugo
1.271.51
now 1.35
1.44

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Noah Schultz
4084
now 33
0
Seth Lugo
4084
now 60
0
Winshigher is better
Noah Schultz
.0002.80
now 2
0–0
Seth Lugo
.0002.80
now 2
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellNoah Schultz — sell.conf 0.90
SellSeth Lugo — sell.conf 0.85
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