MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 16, 2026
Cionel Pérez
NYM · P
Change to
Portrait of Craig Kimbrel
Craig Kimbrel
TB · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Cionel Pérez wins 1 (W); Craig Kimbrel wins 1 (K); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cionel Pérez
96.7
Craig Kimbrel
93.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cionel Pérez
10.6%
Craig Kimbrel
12.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cionel Pérez
20.1%
Craig Kimbrel
22.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cionel Pérez
30.3%
Craig Kimbrel
28.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cionel Pérez
51.4%
Craig Kimbrel
37.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cionel Pérez
13.5%
Craig Kimbrel
3.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cionel Pérez
.366
Craig Kimbrel
.326
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
Cionel Pérez
2.856.67
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.82
3.70
Craig Kimbrel
2.856.67
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.63
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Cionel Pérez
1.101.73
now 1.59
1.24
Craig Kimbrel
1.101.73
now 1.44
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cionel Pérez
4040.80
now 10
12
Craig Kimbrel
4040.80
now 17
32
Winshigher is better
Cionel Pérez
.0005.60
now 2
14
Craig Kimbrel
.0005.60
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCionel Pérez — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeCraig Kimbrel — hold.conf 0.50
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