MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
AJ Smith-Shawver
ATL · P
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Portrait of Jack Flaherty
Jack Flaherty
DET · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

AJ Smith-Shawver.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP.

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

AJ Smith-Shawver wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Jack Flaherty wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
AJ Smith-Shawver
96.0
Jack Flaherty
92.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
AJ Smith-Shawver
11.5%
Jack Flaherty
12.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
AJ Smith-Shawver
17.5%
Jack Flaherty
26.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
AJ Smith-Shawver
28.9%
Jack Flaherty
27.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
AJ Smith-Shawver
38.0%
Jack Flaherty
46.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
AJ Smith-Shawver
8.5%
Jack Flaherty
8.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
AJ Smith-Shawver
.336
Jack Flaherty
.323
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
AJ Smith-Shawver
3.426.49
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.15
4.10
Jack Flaherty
3.426.49
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.31
WHIPlower is better
AJ Smith-Shawver
1.181.73
now 1.38
1.30
Jack Flaherty
1.181.73
now 1.61
1.36

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
AJ Smith-Shawver
4088
now 4
10
Jack Flaherty
4088
now 64
14
Winshigher is better
AJ Smith-Shawver
.000.480
now 0
00
Jack Flaherty
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAJ Smith-Shawver — hold.conf 0.50
SellJack Flaherty — sell.conf 0.65
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