MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 28, 2026
Portrait of Chase Shugart
Chase Shugart
PHI · P
Change to
Portrait of Joel Kuhnel
Joel Kuhnel
SF · 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 Shugart wins 1 (ERA); Joel Kuhnel 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 Shugart
96.1
Joel Kuhnel
95.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
9.4%
Joel Kuhnel
10.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
26.5%
Joel Kuhnel
13.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
25.7%
Joel Kuhnel
28.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chase Shugart
33.6%
Joel Kuhnel
40.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chase Shugart
10.0%
Joel Kuhnel
6.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chase Shugart
.300
Joel Kuhnel
.365
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
Chase Shugart
24.35
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.33
3.75
Joel Kuhnel
24.35
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.04
3.77
WHIPlower is better
Chase Shugart
.9001.39
now 0.93
1.26
Joel Kuhnel
.9001.39
now 1.18
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chase Shugart
4028
now 20
0
Joel Kuhnel
4028
now 13
0
Winshigher is better
Chase Shugart
.0002.80
now 2
0–0
Joel Kuhnel
.0002.80
now 1
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyChase Shugart — buy.conf 0.70
Hold · wait & seeJoel Kuhnel — hold.conf 0.50
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