MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 29, 2026
Portrait of Jacob deGrom
Jacob deGrom
TEX · P
Change to
Jake Bennett
BOS · P
Change to
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

Jacob deGrom wins 1 (WHIP); Jake Bennett 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
Jacob deGrom
97.3
Jake Bennett
92.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jacob deGrom
17.2%
Jake Bennett
12.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jacob deGrom
30.1%
Jake Bennett
20.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jacob deGrom
35.1%
Jake Bennett
37.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jacob deGrom
45.0%
Jake Bennett
37.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jacob deGrom
7.9%
Jake Bennett
7.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jacob deGrom
.288
Jake Bennett
.286
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
Jacob deGrom
2.686.02
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.48
3.47
Jake Bennett
2.686.02
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.28
3.42
WHIPlower is better
Jacob deGrom
.9001.70
now 1.01
1.17
Jake Bennett
.9001.70
now 1.50
1.21

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jacob deGrom
40109.20
now 78
0
Jake Bennett
40109.20
now 8
0
Winshigher is better
Jacob deGrom
.0005.60
now 4
0–0
Jake Bennett
.0005.60
now 1
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyJacob deGrom — buy.conf 0.79
BuyJake Bennett — buy.conf 0.80
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