MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 30, 2026
Portrait of Brent Headrick
Brent Headrick
NYY · P
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Portrait of Steven Okert
Steven Okert
HOU · 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

Brent Headrick wins 2 (K, W); Steven Okert wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brent Headrick
94.3
Steven Okert
91.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brent Headrick
17.5%
Steven Okert
15.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brent Headrick
28.8%
Steven Okert
27.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brent Headrick
33.8%
Steven Okert
28.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brent Headrick
37.4%
Steven Okert
30.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brent Headrick
4.3%
Steven Okert
4.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brent Headrick
.266
Steven Okert
.251
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
24.04
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.00
2.93
Steven Okert
24.04
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.46
2.60
WHIPlower is better
Brent Headrick
.9001.53
now 1.37
1.21
Steven Okert
.9001.53
now 0.96
1.12

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brent Headrick
4034.60
now 29
19
Steven Okert
4034.60
now 22
15
Winshigher is better
Brent Headrick
.0004.20
now 3
13
Steven Okert
.0004.20
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBrent Headrick — buy.conf 0.92
Sell HighSteven Okert — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.87
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