MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 15, 2026
Cristian Javier
HOU · P
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Portrait of Paul Skenes
Paul Skenes
PIT · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Paul Skenes.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, WHIP, and wins.

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

Paul Skenes wins 4 categories (K, ERA, WHIP, W); Cristian Javier wins 0 (none); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cristian Javier
93.0
Paul Skenes
96.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cristian Javier
12.8%
Paul Skenes
14.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cristian Javier
15.2%
Paul Skenes
29.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cristian Javier
27.4%
Paul Skenes
33.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cristian Javier
42.0%
Paul Skenes
37.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cristian Javier
10.0%
Paul Skenes
6.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cristian Javier
.395
Paul Skenes
.258
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
Cristian Javier
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 12.54
4.10
Paul Skenes
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.89
2.71
WHIPlower is better
Cristian Javier
.9002.55
now 2.36
1.30
Paul Skenes
.9002.55
now 0.86
1.10

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cristian Javier
40103.40
now 4
26
Paul Skenes
40103.40
now 75
71
Winshigher is better
Cristian Javier
.00011.20
now 0
00
Paul Skenes
.00011.20
now 6
48

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCristian Javier — hold.conf 0.55
BuyPaul Skenes — buy.conf 0.92
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