MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Cristian Javier
HOU · P
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Tarik Skubal
LAD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Tarik Skubal.

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

Tarik Skubal 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
Tarik Skubal
96.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cristian Javier
14.4%
Tarik Skubal
17.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cristian Javier
20.8%
Tarik Skubal
31.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cristian Javier
30.2%
Tarik Skubal
36.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cristian Javier
39.7%
Tarik Skubal
36.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cristian Javier
11.1%
Tarik Skubal
7.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cristian Javier
.359
Tarik Skubal
.269
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
Tarik Skubal
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.70
2.98
WHIPlower is better
Cristian Javier
.9002.55
now 2.36
1.30
Tarik Skubal
.9002.55
now 0.95
1.00

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cristian Javier
4061.40
now 4
15
Tarik Skubal
4061.40
now 45
42
Winshigher is better
Cristian Javier
.0005.60
now 0
00
Tarik Skubal
.0005.60
now 3
24

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

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