MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 22, 2026
Portrait of Craig Kimbrel
Craig Kimbrel
TB · P
Change to
Portrait of Tanner Gordon
Tanner Gordon
COL · 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

Craig Kimbrel wins 1 (ERA); Tanner Gordon 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
Craig Kimbrel
93.7
Tanner Gordon
93.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Craig Kimbrel
12.4%
Tanner Gordon
13.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Craig Kimbrel
22.8%
Tanner Gordon
22.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Craig Kimbrel
28.8%
Tanner Gordon
29.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Craig Kimbrel
38.5%
Tanner Gordon
44.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Craig Kimbrel
3.8%
Tanner Gordon
13.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Craig Kimbrel
.338
Tanner Gordon
.339
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
Craig Kimbrel
2.637.44
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.63
3.70
Tanner Gordon
2.637.44
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.37
3.86
WHIPlower is better
Craig Kimbrel
1.111.69
now 1.44
1.24
Tanner Gordon
1.111.69
now 1.56
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Craig Kimbrel
4068.80
now 17
46
Tanner Gordon
4068.80
now 35
54
Winshigher is better
Craig Kimbrel
.000.480
now 0
00
Tanner Gordon
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCraig Kimbrel — hold.conf 0.55
Hold · wait & seeTanner Gordon — hold.conf 0.55
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