MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 30, 2026
Portrait of Gerrit Cole
Gerrit Cole
NYY · P
Change to
Jake Bennett
BOS · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Gerrit Cole wins 1 (WHIP); Jake Bennett wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
96.8
Jake Bennett
92.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
10.5%
Jake Bennett
12.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
25.2%
Jake Bennett
20.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
29.1%
Jake Bennett
37.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Gerrit Cole
44.6%
Jake Bennett
37.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Gerrit Cole
8.9%
Jake Bennett
7.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Gerrit Cole
.300
Jake Bennett
.286
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
Gerrit Cole
27.39
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.78
Jake Bennett
27.39
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.28
3.42
WHIPlower is better
Gerrit Cole
.9001.82
now 0.71
1.12
Jake Bennett
.9001.82
now 1.50
1.21

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Gerrit Cole
4017.60
now 12
0
Jake Bennett
4017.60
now 8
0
Winshigher is better
Gerrit Cole
.0001.48
now 1
0–0
Jake Bennett
.0001.48
now 1
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyGerrit Cole — buy.conf 0.70
BuyJake Bennett — buy.conf 0.80
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