MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 2, 2026
Portrait of Nolan McLean
Nolan McLean
NYM · P
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Portrait of Shane McClanahan
Shane McClanahan
TB · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Nolan McLean.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Shane McClanahan’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

Nolan McLean wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Shane McClanahan wins 1 (W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Nolan McLean
96.1
Shane McClanahan
95.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Nolan McLean
11.2%
Shane McClanahan
13.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Nolan McLean
28.4%
Shane McClanahan
22.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Nolan McLean
28.1%
Shane McClanahan
31.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Nolan McLean
35.4%
Shane McClanahan
40.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Nolan McLean
7.0%
Shane McClanahan
8.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Nolan McLean
.293
Shane McClanahan
.313
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
Nolan McLean
24.91
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.21
3.56
Shane McClanahan
24.91
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.45
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Nolan McLean
.9101.41
now 1.12
1.23
Shane McClanahan
.9101.41
now 1.02
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Nolan McLean
4090.20
now 77
52
Shane McClanahan
4090.20
now 53
44
Winshigher is better
Nolan McLean
.0008
now 3
13
Shane McClanahan
.0008
now 6
36

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyNolan McLean — buy.conf 0.76
Sell HighShane McClanahan — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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