MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 27, 2026
Cole Wilcox
SEA · P
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Portrait of Paul Blackburn
Paul Blackburn
NYY · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Cole Wilcox wins 2 (K, WHIP); Paul Blackburn wins 2 (ERA, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cole Wilcox
96.6
Paul Blackburn
94.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cole Wilcox
14.8%
Paul Blackburn
9.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cole Wilcox
21.4%
Paul Blackburn
18.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cole Wilcox
32.4%
Paul Blackburn
27.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cole Wilcox
40.6%
Paul Blackburn
32.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cole Wilcox
7.8%
Paul Blackburn
6.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cole Wilcox
.363
Paul Blackburn
.293
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
Cole Wilcox
2.506.23
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.40
3.70
Paul Blackburn
2.506.23
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.57
WHIPlower is better
Cole Wilcox
.9002.55
now 2.18
1.24
Paul Blackburn
.9002.55
now 1.44
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cole Wilcox
4025.60
now 15
20
Paul Blackburn
4025.60
now 16
13
Winshigher is better
Cole Wilcox
.0004.20
now 0
00
Paul Blackburn
.0004.20
now 2
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCole Wilcox — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighPaul Blackburn — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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