MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Hunter Brown
HOU · P
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Jake Bennett
BOS · P
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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

Hunter Brown wins 2 (K, W); Jake Bennett wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Hunter Brown
95.9
Jake Bennett
92.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Hunter Brown
10.2%
Jake Bennett
12.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Hunter Brown
25.5%
Jake Bennett
18.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Hunter Brown
25.1%
Jake Bennett
37.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Hunter Brown
38.9%
Jake Bennett
34.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Hunter Brown
6.7%
Jake Bennett
5.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Hunter Brown
.302
Jake Bennett
.269
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
Hunter Brown
27.06
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.84
4.10
Jake Bennett
27.06
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.28
2.96
WHIPlower is better
Hunter Brown
.9001.69
now 1.03
1.30
Jake Bennett
.9001.69
now 1.50
1.19

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Hunter Brown
40100.40
now 17
74
Jake Bennett
40100.40
now 8
24
Winshigher is better
Hunter Brown
.0008
now 1
36
Jake Bennett
.0008
now 1
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeHunter Brown — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighJake Bennett — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.89
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