MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 23, 2026
Clay Holmes
NYM · P
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Portrait of Stephen Kolek
Stephen Kolek
KC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Stephen Kolek.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA, WHIP, and wins. Clay Holmes’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Stephen Kolek wins 3 categories (ERA, WHIP, W); Clay Holmes wins 1 (K); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Clay Holmes
94.6
Stephen Kolek
94.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Clay Holmes
10.4%
Stephen Kolek
9.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Clay Holmes
20.9%
Stephen Kolek
16.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Clay Holmes
32.9%
Stephen Kolek
26.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Clay Holmes
44.0%
Stephen Kolek
38.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Clay Holmes
5.3%
Stephen Kolek
7.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Clay Holmes
.306
Stephen Kolek
.304
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
Clay Holmes
24.42
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.39
3.84
Stephen Kolek
24.42
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.48
3.79
WHIPlower is better
Clay Holmes
.9001.49
now 1.10
1.33
Stephen Kolek
.9001.49
now 0.94
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Clay Holmes
4091.80
now 45
71
Stephen Kolek
4091.80
now 19
47
Winshigher is better
Clay Holmes
.20012.80
now 4
49
Stephen Kolek
.20012.80
now 3
510

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighClay Holmes — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
BuyStephen Kolek — buy.conf 0.69
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