MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 20, 2026
Portrait of Chad Patrick
Chad Patrick
MIL · P
Change to
Jordan Hicks
CWS · P
Change to
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

Chad Patrick wins 2 (K, W); Jordan Hicks wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chad Patrick
94.9
Jordan Hicks
97.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
13.6%
Jordan Hicks
6.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
21.0%
Jordan Hicks
17.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
30.5%
Jordan Hicks
20.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chad Patrick
40.7%
Jordan Hicks
35.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chad Patrick
7.4%
Jordan Hicks
1.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chad Patrick
.319
Jordan Hicks
.330
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
Chad Patrick
26.82
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.54
4.00
Jordan Hicks
26.82
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.60
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Chad Patrick
.9002.45
now 1.20
1.35
Jordan Hicks
.9002.45
now 2.09
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chad Patrick
4057
now 34
45
Jordan Hicks
4057
now 15
30
Winshigher is better
Chad Patrick
.0008.40
now 3
26
Jordan Hicks
.0008.40
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Chad Patrick
.0005.40
now 2
14
Jordan Hicks
.0005.40
now 1
13
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyChad Patrick — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeJordan Hicks — hold.conf 0.55
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