MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Portrait of Bryan King
Bryan King
HOU · P
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Portrait of Ryan Yarbrough
Ryan Yarbrough
NYY · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ryan Yarbrough.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Bryan King’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Ryan Yarbrough wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Bryan King wins 1 (SV); 2 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bryan King
91.9
Ryan Yarbrough
87.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bryan King
9.0%
Ryan Yarbrough
10.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bryan King
17.9%
Ryan Yarbrough
15.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bryan King
31.0%
Ryan Yarbrough
26.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bryan King
36.2%
Ryan Yarbrough
22.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bryan King
5.4%
Ryan Yarbrough
3.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bryan King
.311
Ryan Yarbrough
.287
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
Bryan King
2.404.37
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.84
3.93
Ryan Yarbrough
2.404.37
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.66
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Bryan King
1.031.44
now 1.30
1.35
Ryan Yarbrough
1.031.44
now 1.12
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bryan King
4024.60
now 19
14
Ryan Yarbrough
4024.60
now 14
14
Winshigher is better
Bryan King
.000.480
now 0
00
Ryan Yarbrough
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Bryan King
.0008.40
now 6
35
Ryan Yarbrough
.0008.40
now 1
02
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyBryan King — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeRyan Yarbrough — hold.conf 0.50
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