MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 21, 2026
Robby Ahlstrom
TEX · P
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Portrait of Sam Bachman
Sam Bachman
LAA · 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

Robby Ahlstrom wins 2 (K, WHIP); Sam Bachman wins 2 (ERA, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Robby Ahlstrom
94.5
Sam Bachman
98.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Robby Ahlstrom
10.9%
Sam Bachman
15.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Robby Ahlstrom
15.7%
Sam Bachman
24.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Robby Ahlstrom
28.1%
Sam Bachman
34.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Robby Ahlstrom
33.3%
Sam Bachman
32.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Robby Ahlstrom
3.9%
Sam Bachman
7.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Robby Ahlstrom
.322
Sam Bachman
.284
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
Robby Ahlstrom
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
Sam Bachman
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.22
3.67
WHIPlower is better
Robby Ahlstrom
.9001.75
now 0.00
1.24
Sam Bachman
.9001.75
now 1.09
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Robby Ahlstrom
4041.20
now 2
30
Sam Bachman
4041.20
now 29
22
Winshigher is better
Robby Ahlstrom
.0001.48
now 0
00
Sam Bachman
.0001.48
now 1
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeRobby Ahlstrom — hold.conf 0.55
Hold · wait & seeSam Bachman — hold.conf 0.50
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