MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 12, 2026
Hunter Brown
HOU · P
Change to
JP Sears
SD · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Hunter Brown wins 1 (K); JP Sears wins 1 (W); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Hunter Brown
95.9
JP Sears
93.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Hunter Brown
10.2%
JP Sears
10.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Hunter Brown
25.5%
JP Sears
19.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Hunter Brown
25.1%
JP Sears
24.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Hunter Brown
38.9%
JP Sears
47.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Hunter Brown
6.7%
JP Sears
8.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Hunter Brown
.302
JP Sears
.354
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
25.40
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.84
4.10
JP Sears
25.40
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.18
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Hunter Brown
.9201.41
now 1.03
1.30
JP Sears
.9201.41
now 1.24
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Hunter Brown
40111.40
now 17
81
JP Sears
40111.40
now 5
44
Winshigher is better
Hunter Brown
.00016.40
now 1
36
JP Sears
.00016.40
now 1
612

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeHunter Brown — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeJP Sears — hold.conf 0.50
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