MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Craig Kimbrel
Craig Kimbrel
KC · P
Change to
Portrait of Mark Leiter Jr.
Mark Leiter Jr.
ATH · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Craig Kimbrel.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA. Mark Leiter Jr.’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
K
◀
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Craig Kimbrel wins 1 categories (ERA); Mark Leiter Jr. wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Craig Kimbrel
93.6
Mark Leiter Jr.
92.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Craig Kimbrel
11.1%
Mark Leiter Jr.
14.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Craig Kimbrel
20.4%
Mark Leiter Jr.
26.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Craig Kimbrel
28.7%
Mark Leiter Jr.
33.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Craig Kimbrel
36.6%
Mark Leiter Jr.
31.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Craig Kimbrel
5.3%
Mark Leiter Jr.
3.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Craig Kimbrel
.316
Mark Leiter Jr.
.316
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
Craig Kimbrel
2.936.40
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.63
3.70
Mark Leiter Jr.
2.936.40
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.47
3.72
WHIPlower is better
Craig Kimbrel
1.151.55
now 1.44
1.24
Mark Leiter Jr.
1.151.55
now 1.46
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Craig Kimbrel
4035
now 17
0
Mark Leiter Jr.
4035
now 25
0
Winshigher is better
Craig Kimbrel
.000.480
now 0
0–0
Mark Leiter Jr.
.000.480
now 0
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCraig Kimbrel — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeMark Leiter Jr. — hold.conf 0.50
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