MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 28, 2026
Portrait of Jack Flaherty
Jack Flaherty
DET · P
Change to
Kris Bubic
LAD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Jack Flaherty wins 1 (WHIP); Kris Bubic wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jack Flaherty
92.7
Kris Bubic
91.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jack Flaherty
12.2%
Kris Bubic
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jack Flaherty
26.2%
Kris Bubic
24.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jack Flaherty
27.6%
Kris Bubic
29.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jack Flaherty
46.2%
Kris Bubic
38.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jack Flaherty
8.4%
Kris Bubic
7.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jack Flaherty
.323
Kris Bubic
.315
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 Flaherty
3.436.49
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.33
Kris Bubic
3.436.49
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.11
4.17
WHIPlower is better
Jack Flaherty
1.081.76
now 1.61
1.36
Kris Bubic
1.081.76
now 1.23
1.38

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jack Flaherty
4089.60
now 64
0
Kris Bubic
4089.60
now 51
0
Winshigher is better
Jack Flaherty
.0004.20
now 0
0–0
Kris Bubic
.0004.20
now 3
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellJack Flaherty — sell.conf 0.66
Sell HighKris Bubic — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.83
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