MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Tarik Skubal
LAD · P
Change to
Portrait of Zack Wheeler
Zack Wheeler
PHI · 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

Tarik Skubal wins 2 (K, WHIP); Zack Wheeler wins 2 (ERA, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Tarik Skubal
96.7
Zack Wheeler
95.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Tarik Skubal
17.3%
Zack Wheeler
15.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Tarik Skubal
30.7%
Zack Wheeler
31.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Tarik Skubal
36.1%
Zack Wheeler
36.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Tarik Skubal
34.8%
Zack Wheeler
34.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Tarik Skubal
7.4%
Zack Wheeler
6.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Tarik Skubal
.269
Zack Wheeler
.251
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
Tarik Skubal
23.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.70
2.97
Zack Wheeler
23.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.27
2.58
WHIPlower is better
Tarik Skubal
.9001.12
now 0.95
1.01
Zack Wheeler
.9001.12
now 0.85
1.04

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Tarik Skubal
4050.60
now 45
40
Zack Wheeler
4050.60
now 40
34
Winshigher is better
Tarik Skubal
.8006.20
now 3
24
Zack Wheeler
.8006.20
now 4
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyTarik Skubal — buy.conf 0.92
BuyZack Wheeler — buy.conf 0.92
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