MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Alex Lange
Alex Lange
KC · P
Change to
Jimmy Herget
COL · 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

Alex Lange wins 1 (WHIP); Jimmy Herget wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Alex Lange
95.9
Jimmy Herget
92.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Alex Lange
13.0%
Jimmy Herget
12.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Alex Lange
22.5%
Jimmy Herget
20.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Alex Lange
30.4%
Jimmy Herget
29.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Alex Lange
42.1%
Jimmy Herget
38.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Alex Lange
11.9%
Jimmy Herget
9.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Alex Lange
.342
Jimmy Herget
.328
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
Alex Lange
3.945.38
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
4.55
Jimmy Herget
3.945.38
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.06
4.26
WHIPlower is better
Alex Lange
1.281.51
now 1.35
1.41
Jimmy Herget
1.281.51
now 1.38
1.44

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Alex Lange
4034.40
now 26
5
Jimmy Herget
4034.40
now 17
5
Winshigher is better
Alex Lange
.000.480
now 0
00
Jimmy Herget
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellAlex Lange — sell.conf 0.82
Hold · leans sellJimmy Herget — hold.conf 0.60
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