MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 8, 2026
Portrait of Andrew Kittredge
Andrew Kittredge
BAL · P
Change to
Jordan Hicks
CWS · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Andrew Kittredge wins 1 (K); Jordan Hicks wins 1 (SV); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Andrew Kittredge
94.2
Jordan Hicks
99.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Andrew Kittredge
12.9%
Jordan Hicks
7.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Andrew Kittredge
22.4%
Jordan Hicks
22.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Andrew Kittredge
41.0%
Jordan Hicks
22.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Andrew Kittredge
36.2%
Jordan Hicks
33.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Andrew Kittredge
5.8%
Jordan Hicks
1.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Andrew Kittredge
.289
Jordan Hicks
.311
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
Andrew Kittredge
2.148.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.59
3.70
Jordan Hicks
2.148.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.60
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Andrew Kittredge
.9002.43
now 1.69
1.24
Jordan Hicks
.9002.43
now 2.09
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Andrew Kittredge
4029.60
now 12
24
Jordan Hicks
4029.60
now 15
19
Winshigher is better
Andrew Kittredge
.000.480
now 0
00
Jordan Hicks
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Andrew Kittredge
.0003.40
now 0
0
Jordan Hicks
.0003.40
now 1
12
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAndrew Kittredge — hold.conf 0.50
Buy LowJordan Hicks — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.74
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