MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Gerrit Cole
Gerrit Cole
NYY · P
Change to
Jared Jones
PIT · 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); Jared Jones 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
Jared Jones
98.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
10.5%
Jared Jones
16.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
25.2%
Jared Jones
29.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
29.1%
Jared Jones
32.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Gerrit Cole
44.6%
Jared Jones
38.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Gerrit Cole
8.9%
Jared Jones
7.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Gerrit Cole
.300
Jared Jones
.281
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
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.78
Jared Jones
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 10.38
3.29
WHIPlower is better
Gerrit Cole
.9002.55
now 0.71
1.12
Jared Jones
.9002.55
now 2.08
1.18

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Gerrit Cole
4017.60
now 12
0
Jared Jones
4017.60
now 6
0
Winshigher is better
Gerrit Cole
.0001.48
now 1
0–0
Jared Jones
.0001.48
now 0
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyGerrit Cole — buy.conf 0.70
BuyJared Jones — buy.conf 0.84
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