MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 13, 2026
Portrait of Gage Jump
Gage Jump
ATH · P
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Portrait of Walker Buehler
Walker Buehler
SD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

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

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

Gage Jump wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Walker Buehler wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Gage Jump
96.3
Walker Buehler
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Gage Jump
11.9%
Walker Buehler
9.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Gage Jump
23.5%
Walker Buehler
20.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Gage Jump
33.2%
Walker Buehler
25.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Gage Jump
40.6%
Walker Buehler
42.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Gage Jump
5.1%
Walker Buehler
9.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Gage Jump
.309
Walker Buehler
.327
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
Gage Jump
2.668.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.20
3.96
Walker Buehler
2.668.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.88
4.35
WHIPlower is better
Gage Jump
1.032.28
now 2.00
1.31
Walker Buehler
1.032.28
now 1.32
1.39

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Gage Jump
4069.40
now 5
46
Walker Buehler
4069.40
now 43
51
Winshigher is better
Gage Jump
.0007
now 0
00
Walker Buehler
.0007
now 3
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyGage Jump — hold.conf 0.60
SellWalker Buehler — sell.conf 0.66
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