MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of Jake Bird
Jake Bird
WSH · P
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Portrait of Sam Bachman
Sam Bachman
LAA · P
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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 (WHIP); Sam Bachman wins 1 (K); 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
Sam Bachman
98.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jake Bird
11.0%
Sam Bachman
14.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jake Bird
22.3%
Sam Bachman
23.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jake Bird
22.5%
Sam Bachman
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jake Bird
38.0%
Sam Bachman
32.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jake Bird
9.8%
Sam Bachman
7.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jake Bird
.341
Sam Bachman
.298
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
Jake Bird
26.11
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.00
3.70
Sam Bachman
26.11
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.22
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Jake Bird
.9901.43
now 1.33
1.24
Sam Bachman
.9901.43
now 1.09
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jake Bird
4035
now 20
14
Sam Bachman
4035
now 29
16
Winshigher is better
Jake Bird
.0001.48
now 1
01
Sam Bachman
.0001.48
now 1
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJake Bird — hold.conf 0.55
Hold · wait & seeSam Bachman — hold.conf 0.50
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