MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Brent Headrick
Brent Headrick
NYY · P
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Portrait of Jeff Hoffman
Jeff Hoffman
MIN · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Brent Headrick wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Jeff Hoffman wins 2 (K, SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brent Headrick
94.2
Jeff Hoffman
96.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brent Headrick
17.6%
Jeff Hoffman
18.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brent Headrick
30.7%
Jeff Hoffman
34.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brent Headrick
34.9%
Jeff Hoffman
37.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brent Headrick
37.0%
Jeff Hoffman
37.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brent Headrick
4.3%
Jeff Hoffman
9.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brent Headrick
.262
Jeff Hoffman
.288
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
Brent Headrick
28.03
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.00
2.83
Jeff Hoffman
28.03
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.31
3.44
WHIPlower is better
Brent Headrick
.9501.98
now 1.37
1.18
Jeff Hoffman
.9501.98
now 1.75
1.23

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brent Headrick
4061
now 29
5
Jeff Hoffman
4061
now 45
7
Winshigher is better
Brent Headrick
.0005.60
now 3
01
Jeff Hoffman
.0005.60
now 4
01
Saveshigher is better
Brent Headrick
.0007
now 0
0
Jeff Hoffman
.0007
now 5
11
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBrent Headrick — buy.conf 0.92
BuyJeff Hoffman — buy.conf 0.80
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