MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 6, 2026
Hunter Brown
HOU · P
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Jared Jones
PIT · 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); Jared Jones 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
96.1
Jared Jones
98.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Hunter Brown
11.6%
Jared Jones
14.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Hunter Brown
24.7%
Jared Jones
27.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Hunter Brown
26.8%
Jared Jones
29.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Hunter Brown
38.1%
Jared Jones
39.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Hunter Brown
6.7%
Jared Jones
7.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Hunter Brown
.299
Jared Jones
.284
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
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.84
3.72
Jared Jones
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 10.38
3.33
WHIPlower is better
Hunter Brown
.9002.50
now 1.03
1.43
Jared Jones
.9002.50
now 2.08
1.19

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Hunter Brown
4076
now 17
56
Jared Jones
4076
now 6
41
Winshigher is better
Hunter Brown
.0005.60
now 1
24
Jared Jones
.0005.60
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyHunter Brown — buy.conf 0.71
BuyJared Jones — buy.conf 0.83
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