MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 23, 2026
Portrait of Ryan Thompson
Ryan Thompson
AZ · P
Change to
Portrait of Shawn Armstrong
Shawn Armstrong
CLE · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Ryan Thompson wins 1 (W); Shawn Armstrong wins 1 (K); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Ryan Thompson
91.0
Shawn Armstrong
93.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Ryan Thompson
8.6%
Shawn Armstrong
13.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Ryan Thompson
15.3%
Shawn Armstrong
27.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Ryan Thompson
34.6%
Shawn Armstrong
26.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Ryan Thompson
36.5%
Shawn Armstrong
42.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Ryan Thompson
4.7%
Shawn Armstrong
8.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Ryan Thompson
.309
Shawn Armstrong
.300
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
Ryan Thompson
2.374.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.75
3.70
Shawn Armstrong
2.374.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.60
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Ryan Thompson
1.101.40
now 1.17
1.24
Shawn Armstrong
1.101.40
now 1.33
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Ryan Thompson
4038.60
now 12
21
Shawn Armstrong
4038.60
now 19
31
Winshigher is better
Ryan Thompson
.0005.20
now 2
24
Shawn Armstrong
.0005.20
now 1
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighRyan Thompson — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Sell HighShawn Armstrong — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.80
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