MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · July 1, 2026
Portrait of George Kirby
George Kirby
SEA · P
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Portrait of MacKenzie Gore
MacKenzie Gore
TEX · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

George Kirby.

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

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

George Kirby wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); MacKenzie Gore wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
George Kirby
96.7
MacKenzie Gore
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
George Kirby
11.2%
MacKenzie Gore
12.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
George Kirby
21.1%
MacKenzie Gore
25.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
George Kirby
34.8%
MacKenzie Gore
30.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
George Kirby
41.6%
MacKenzie Gore
44.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
George Kirby
6.7%
MacKenzie Gore
8.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
George Kirby
.300
MacKenzie Gore
.309
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
George Kirby
3.464.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.68
MacKenzie Gore
3.464.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.96
3.93
WHIPlower is better
George Kirby
1.121.40
now 1.22
1.32
MacKenzie Gore
1.121.40
now 1.19
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
George Kirby
51.8084.20
now 59
66
MacKenzie Gore
51.8084.20
now 65
77
Winshigher is better
George Kirby
110
now 5
38
MacKenzie Gore
110
now 4
37

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyGeorge Kirby — buy.conf 0.73
Hold · leans buyMacKenzie Gore — hold.conf 0.60
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