MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Rhett Lowder
CIN · P
Change to
Sean Sullivan
COL · 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

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

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Rhett Lowder
93.4
Sean Sullivan
87.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Rhett Lowder
9.4%
Sean Sullivan
7.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Rhett Lowder
18.6%
Sean Sullivan
14.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Rhett Lowder
26.5%
Sean Sullivan
28.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Rhett Lowder
39.0%
Sean Sullivan
34.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Rhett Lowder
9.1%
Sean Sullivan
9.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Rhett Lowder
.350
Sean Sullivan
.335
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
Rhett Lowder
27.01
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.01
4.86
Sean Sullivan
27.01
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Rhett Lowder
.9001.76
now 1.45
1.44
Sean Sullivan
.9001.76
now 0.67
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Rhett Lowder
4042.60
now 31
27
Sean Sullivan
4042.60
now 2
20
Winshigher is better
Rhett Lowder
.0005.60
now 3
24
Sean Sullivan
.0005.60
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellRhett Lowder — sell.conf 0.90
Hold · wait & seeSean Sullivan — hold.conf 0.55
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