MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 4, 2026
Portrait of Cooper Criswell
Cooper Criswell
SEA · P
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Portrait of Kyle Hurt
Kyle Hurt
LAD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Cooper Criswell wins 2 (ERA, W); Kyle Hurt wins 2 (K, WHIP); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
91.0
Kyle Hurt
96.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
10.6%
Kyle Hurt
19.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
19.0%
Kyle Hurt
31.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
36.8%
Kyle Hurt
31.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cooper Criswell
36.0%
Kyle Hurt
36.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cooper Criswell
4.5%
Kyle Hurt
4.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cooper Criswell
.286
Kyle Hurt
.272
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
Cooper Criswell
24.78
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.08
3.68
Kyle Hurt
24.78
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Cooper Criswell
.9001.44
now 1.10
1.25
Kyle Hurt
.9001.44
now 0.78
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cooper Criswell
4032.60
now 19
19
Kyle Hurt
4032.60
now 21
27
Winshigher is better
Cooper Criswell
.2003.80
now 2
13
Kyle Hurt
.2003.80
now 1
12
Saveshigher is better
Cooper Criswell
.0003.40
now 1
02
Kyle Hurt
.0003.40
now 1
12
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCooper Criswell — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeKyle Hurt — hold.conf 0.50
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