MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 20, 2026
Portrait of Caleb Thielbar
Caleb Thielbar
CHC · P
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Javier Assad
CHC · 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

Caleb Thielbar wins 2 (ERA, SV); Javier Assad wins 2 (K, W); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Caleb Thielbar
93.3
Javier Assad
93.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Caleb Thielbar
15.5%
Javier Assad
5.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Caleb Thielbar
28.0%
Javier Assad
14.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Caleb Thielbar
37.6%
Javier Assad
22.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Caleb Thielbar
36.0%
Javier Assad
46.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Caleb Thielbar
14.0%
Javier Assad
5.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Caleb Thielbar
.318
Javier Assad
.313
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
Caleb Thielbar
27.10
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.84
3.70
Javier Assad
27.10
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
3.72
WHIPlower is better
Caleb Thielbar
1.171.41
now 1.34
1.24
Javier Assad
1.171.41
now 1.27
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Caleb Thielbar
4040.60
now 15
30
Javier Assad
4040.60
now 14
33
Winshigher is better
Caleb Thielbar
.00011.80
now 2
26
Javier Assad
.00011.80
now 3
39
Saveshigher is better
Caleb Thielbar
.00011.20
now 2
28
Javier Assad
.00011.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCaleb Thielbar — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeJavier Assad — hold.conf 0.50
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