MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 29, 2026
Portrait of Jacob Webb
Jacob Webb
CHC · P
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Portrait of Kirby Yates
Kirby Yates
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Jacob Webb wins 2 (K, W); Kirby Yates wins 2 (ERA, SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jacob Webb
94.1
Kirby Yates
90.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jacob Webb
16.5%
Kirby Yates
18.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jacob Webb
27.5%
Kirby Yates
34.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jacob Webb
33.8%
Kirby Yates
36.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jacob Webb
48.0%
Kirby Yates
51.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jacob Webb
9.2%
Kirby Yates
10.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jacob Webb
.321
Kirby Yates
.278
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 Webb
25.03
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.55
3.72
Kirby Yates
25.03
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.32
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Jacob Webb
1.131.41
now 1.34
1.24
Kirby Yates
1.131.41
now 1.20
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jacob Webb
4042.20
now 31
33
Kirby Yates
4042.20
now 10
27
Winshigher is better
Jacob Webb
.0002.80
now 1
12
Kirby Yates
.0002.80
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Jacob Webb
.0007
now 1
02
Kirby Yates
.0007
now 1
15
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJacob Webb — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeKirby Yates — hold.conf 0.50
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