MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Portrait of Jake Bird
Jake Bird
WSH · P
Change to
Portrait of Luke Weaver
Luke Weaver
NYM · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Jake Bird wins 1 (K); Luke Weaver 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
Jake Bird
93.9
Luke Weaver
95.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jake Bird
11.0%
Luke Weaver
15.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jake Bird
22.3%
Luke Weaver
26.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jake Bird
22.5%
Luke Weaver
34.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jake Bird
38.0%
Luke Weaver
33.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jake Bird
9.8%
Luke Weaver
8.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jake Bird
.341
Luke Weaver
.265
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
Jake Bird
25.89
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.00
3.70
Luke Weaver
25.89
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.77
3.66
WHIPlower is better
Jake Bird
.9201.45
now 1.33
1.24
Luke Weaver
.9201.45
now 1.04
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jake Bird
4030.60
now 20
16
Luke Weaver
4030.60
now 25
15
Winshigher is better
Jake Bird
.0002.80
now 1
01
Luke Weaver
.0002.80
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJake Bird — hold.conf 0.55
Sell HighLuke Weaver — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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