MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Chase Burns
Chase Burns
CIN · P
Change to
Jake Bennett
BOS · 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

Chase Burns wins 1 (ERA); Jake Bennett 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
Chase Burns
97.6
Jake Bennett
92.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chase Burns
15.7%
Jake Bennett
12.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chase Burns
29.4%
Jake Bennett
20.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chase Burns
34.3%
Jake Bennett
37.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chase Burns
38.2%
Jake Bennett
37.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chase Burns
8.0%
Jake Bennett
7.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chase Burns
.279
Jake Bennett
.286
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
Chase Burns
26.61
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.96
3.24
Jake Bennett
26.61
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.28
3.42
WHIPlower is better
Chase Burns
.9001.72
now 0.96
1.24
Jake Bennett
.9001.72
now 1.50
1.21

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chase Burns
40100.80
now 72
0
Jake Bennett
40100.80
now 8
0
Winshigher is better
Chase Burns
.0009.80
now 7
0–0
Jake Bennett
.0009.80
now 1
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyChase Burns — buy.conf 0.86
BuyJake Bennett — buy.conf 0.80
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