MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Portrait of Griffin Jax
Griffin Jax
TB · P
Change to
Ryan Johnson
LAA · P
Change to
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

Griffin Jax wins 2 (K, W); Ryan Johnson wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Griffin Jax
96.1
Ryan Johnson
92.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Griffin Jax
15.1%
Ryan Johnson
12.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Griffin Jax
25.7%
Ryan Johnson
18.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Griffin Jax
34.9%
Ryan Johnson
30.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Griffin Jax
39.7%
Ryan Johnson
34.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Griffin Jax
9.8%
Ryan Johnson
8.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Griffin Jax
.333
Ryan Johnson
.339
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
Griffin Jax
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.76
4.36
Ryan Johnson
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 12.83
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Griffin Jax
.9002.55
now 1.47
1.27
Ryan Johnson
.9002.55
now 2.33
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Griffin Jax
4042
now 32
21
Ryan Johnson
4042
now 7
12
Winshigher is better
Griffin Jax
.0001.48
now 1
01
Ryan Johnson
.0001.48
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellGriffin Jax — sell.conf 0.73
Hold · wait & seeRyan Johnson — hold.conf 0.50
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