MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Rhett Lowder
CIN · P
Change to
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 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Rhett Lowder wins 2 (ERA, W); Seth Lugo wins 2 (K, 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
Seth Lugo
91.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Rhett Lowder
9.4%
Seth Lugo
8.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Rhett Lowder
18.6%
Seth Lugo
18.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Rhett Lowder
26.5%
Seth Lugo
24.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Rhett Lowder
39.0%
Seth Lugo
44.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Rhett Lowder
9.1%
Seth Lugo
9.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Rhett Lowder
.350
Seth Lugo
.353
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
Rhett Lowder
2.975.59
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.01
4.86
Seth Lugo
2.975.59
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.55
4.93
WHIPlower is better
Rhett Lowder
1.281.52
now 1.45
1.44
Seth Lugo
1.281.52
now 1.35
1.38

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Rhett Lowder
4072.80
now 31
28
Seth Lugo
4072.80
now 60
41
Winshigher is better
Rhett Lowder
.0005.20
now 3
24
Seth Lugo
.0005.20
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellRhett Lowder — sell.conf 0.90
SellSeth Lugo — sell.conf 0.90
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