MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Quinn Mathews
STL · P
Change to
Rhett Lowder
CIN · P
Change to
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

Quinn Mathews wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Rhett Lowder wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Quinn Mathews
93.6
Rhett Lowder
93.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Quinn Mathews
11.7%
Rhett Lowder
8.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Quinn Mathews
20.4%
Rhett Lowder
17.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Quinn Mathews
26.9%
Rhett Lowder
27.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Quinn Mathews
36.2%
Rhett Lowder
38.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Quinn Mathews
2.1%
Rhett Lowder
9.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Quinn Mathews
.291
Rhett Lowder
.347
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
Quinn Mathews
3.045.57
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.60
4.10
Rhett Lowder
3.045.57
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.01
4.80
WHIPlower is better
Quinn Mathews
1.102
now 1.80
1.30
Rhett Lowder
1.102
now 1.45
1.43

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Quinn Mathews
4042.20
now 3
6
Rhett Lowder
4042.20
now 31
9
Winshigher is better
Quinn Mathews
.0004.20
now 0
00
Rhett Lowder
.0004.20
now 3
11

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowQuinn Mathews — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.78
SellRhett Lowder — sell.conf 0.87
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