MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Portrait of Andrew Kittredge
Andrew Kittredge
BAL · P
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Portrait of Paul Blackburn
Paul Blackburn
NYY · P
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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

Andrew Kittredge wins 1 (K); Paul Blackburn 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
Andrew Kittredge
94.3
Paul Blackburn
94.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Andrew Kittredge
12.7%
Paul Blackburn
10.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Andrew Kittredge
18.3%
Paul Blackburn
21.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Andrew Kittredge
41.3%
Paul Blackburn
28.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Andrew Kittredge
37.9%
Paul Blackburn
35.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Andrew Kittredge
5.9%
Paul Blackburn
6.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Andrew Kittredge
.311
Paul Blackburn
.294
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
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.59
3.94
Paul Blackburn
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.60
WHIPlower is better
Andrew Kittredge
1.141.85
now 1.69
1.30
Paul Blackburn
1.141.85
now 1.44
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Andrew Kittredge
4021.60
now 12
5
Paul Blackburn
4021.60
now 16
3
Winshigher is better
Andrew Kittredge
.0002.80
now 0
00
Paul Blackburn
.0002.80
now 2
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyAndrew Kittredge — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighPaul Blackburn — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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