MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Portrait of Gerrit Cole
Gerrit Cole
NYY · P
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Portrait of Jacob deGrom
Jacob deGrom
TEX · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Gerrit Cole.

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

Gerrit Cole wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Jacob deGrom 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
Gerrit Cole
96.9
Jacob deGrom
97.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
10.8%
Jacob deGrom
17.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
26.2%
Jacob deGrom
28.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
28.4%
Jacob deGrom
35.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Gerrit Cole
42.3%
Jacob deGrom
45.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Gerrit Cole
9.5%
Jacob deGrom
8.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Gerrit Cole
.282
Jacob deGrom
.294
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
Gerrit Cole
25.01
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.28
Jacob deGrom
25.01
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.48
3.58
WHIPlower is better
Gerrit Cole
.9001.33
now 0.71
1.13
Jacob deGrom
.9001.33
now 1.01
1.15

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Gerrit Cole
40104.40
now 12
37
Jacob deGrom
40104.40
now 78
53
Winshigher is better
Gerrit Cole
.0005.20
now 1
24
Jacob deGrom
.0005.20
now 4
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyGerrit Cole — buy.conf 0.85
BuyJacob deGrom — buy.conf 0.76
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