MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Brent Headrick
Brent Headrick
NYY · P
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Portrait of Kevin Ginkel
Kevin Ginkel
AZ · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
◀
ERA
WHIP
▶
W
SV n/a

Brent Headrick wins 1 (ERA); Kevin Ginkel wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brent Headrick
94.1
Kevin Ginkel
95.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brent Headrick
16.7%
Kevin Ginkel
14.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brent Headrick
30.1%
Kevin Ginkel
26.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brent Headrick
33.8%
Kevin Ginkel
36.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brent Headrick
37.3%
Kevin Ginkel
40.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brent Headrick
4.5%
Kevin Ginkel
9.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brent Headrick
.271
Kevin Ginkel
.294
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
Brent Headrick
24.27
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.00
3.06
Kevin Ginkel
24.27
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.09
3.62
WHIPlower is better
Brent Headrick
.9501.49
now 1.37
1.24
Kevin Ginkel
.9501.49
now 1.07
1.17

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brent Headrick
4040.60
now 29
0
Kevin Ginkel
4040.60
now 28
0
Winshigher is better
Brent Headrick
.0004.20
now 3
0–0
Kevin Ginkel
.0004.20
now 1
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBrent Headrick — buy.conf 0.91
BuyKevin Ginkel — buy.conf 0.74
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