MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Jack Perkins
Jack Perkins
ATH · P
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Portrait of Matt Gage
Matt Gage
SF · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Matt Gage.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA, WHIP, and wins. Jack Perkins’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Matt Gage wins 3 categories (ERA, WHIP, W); Jack Perkins wins 2 (K, SV).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jack Perkins
96.0
Matt Gage
92.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jack Perkins
13.2%
Matt Gage
11.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jack Perkins
27.3%
Matt Gage
17.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jack Perkins
33.7%
Matt Gage
34.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jack Perkins
39.4%
Matt Gage
31.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jack Perkins
8.0%
Matt Gage
10.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jack Perkins
.318
Matt Gage
.352
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Jack Perkins
26.59
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.46
4.04
Matt Gage
26.59
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.63
3.76
WHIPlower is better
Jack Perkins
1.141.36
now 1.21
1.28
Matt Gage
1.141.36
now 1.29
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jack Perkins
4039
now 33
28
Matt Gage
4039
now 19
18
Winshigher is better
Jack Perkins
.0006.60
now 2
13
Matt Gage
.0006.60
now 4
25
Saveshigher is better
Jack Perkins
.0005.60
now 3
24
Matt Gage
.0005.60
now 1
02
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowJack Perkins — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
Hold · wait & seeMatt Gage — hold.conf 0.50
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