MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Jacob deGrom
Jacob deGrom
TEX · P
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Portrait of Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
LAD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Jacob deGrom wins 2 (K, WHIP); Yoshinobu Yamamoto wins 2 (ERA, W); SV n/a.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jacob deGrom
97.2
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
96.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jacob deGrom
17.9%
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
13.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jacob deGrom
30.4%
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
24.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jacob deGrom
34.2%
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
33.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jacob deGrom
44.0%
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
35.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jacob deGrom
8.9%
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
6.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jacob deGrom
.289
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
.280
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
Jacob deGrom
2.613.73
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.48
3.43
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
2.613.73
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.86
3.21
WHIPlower is better
Jacob deGrom
.9301.18
now 1.01
1.06
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
.9301.18
now 1.00
1.11

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jacob deGrom
55.6084.40
now 78
68
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
55.6084.40
now 69
62
Winshigher is better
Jacob deGrom
.4007.60
now 4
25
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
.4007.60
now 5
36

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyJacob deGrom — buy.conf 0.80
Sell HighYoshinobu Yamamoto — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.79
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