MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 30, 2026
Portrait of Bailey Ober
Bailey Ober
MIN · P
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Portrait of George Kirby
George Kirby
SEA · 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

Bailey Ober wins 2 (WHIP, W); George Kirby wins 2 (K, ERA); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bailey Ober
88.5
George Kirby
96.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bailey Ober
9.6%
George Kirby
10.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bailey Ober
16.4%
George Kirby
20.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bailey Ober
30.1%
George Kirby
34.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bailey Ober
32.7%
George Kirby
42.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bailey Ober
9.8%
George Kirby
6.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bailey Ober
.323
George Kirby
.303
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
Bailey Ober
3.434.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.59
4.24
George Kirby
3.434.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.76
WHIPlower is better
Bailey Ober
1.151.39
now 1.22
1.31
George Kirby
1.151.39
now 1.22
1.32

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bailey Ober
4075.40
now 46
62
George Kirby
4075.40
now 59
67
Winshigher is better
Bailey Ober
1.6012.40
now 6
410
George Kirby
1.6012.40
now 5
48

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellBailey Ober — hold.conf 0.60
BuyGeorge Kirby — buy.conf 0.70
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