MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 29, 2026
Portrait of Chad Patrick
Chad Patrick
MIL · P
Change to
Portrait of Jakob Junis
Jakob Junis
TEX · P
Change to
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

Chad Patrick wins 1 (ERA); Jakob Junis 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
Chad Patrick
95.6
Jakob Junis
92.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
12.4%
Jakob Junis
8.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
21.0%
Jakob Junis
16.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
29.2%
Jakob Junis
29.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chad Patrick
37.5%
Jakob Junis
35.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chad Patrick
6.4%
Jakob Junis
3.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chad Patrick
.318
Jakob Junis
.323
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
Chad Patrick
25.17
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.54
4.09
Jakob Junis
25.17
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.75
4.19
WHIPlower is better
Chad Patrick
.9001.59
now 1.20
1.36
Jakob Junis
.9001.59
now 0.78
1.35

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chad Patrick
4047.60
now 34
0
Jakob Junis
4047.60
now 16
0
Winshigher is better
Chad Patrick
.0004.20
now 3
0–0
Jakob Junis
.0004.20
now 0
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighChad Patrick — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
SellJakob Junis — sell.conf 0.66
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