MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Jack Dreyer
LAD · P
Change to
Portrait of Jake Bird
Jake Bird
WSH · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 00, 4 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Jack Dreyer wins 0 (none); Jake Bird wins 0 (none); 4 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jack Dreyer
93.9
Jake Bird
93.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jack Dreyer
13.3%
Jake Bird
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jack Dreyer
28.7%
Jake Bird
22.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jack Dreyer
31.7%
Jake Bird
22.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jack Dreyer
40.5%
Jake Bird
38.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jack Dreyer
7.2%
Jake Bird
9.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jack Dreyer
.288
Jake Bird
.341
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
Jack Dreyer
25.89
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.78
3.69
Jake Bird
25.89
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Jack Dreyer
.9001.46
now 1.01
1.24
Jake Bird
.9001.46
now 1.33
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jack Dreyer
4029.60
now 24
16
Jake Bird
4029.60
now 20
16
Winshigher is better
Jack Dreyer
.0002.80
now 2
12
Jake Bird
.0002.80
now 1
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighJack Dreyer — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.69
Hold · wait & seeJake Bird — hold.conf 0.55
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