MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Portrait of Jake Bird
Jake Bird
WSH · P
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Portrait of Tim Mayza
Tim Mayza
PHI · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Tim Mayza.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA.

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

Tim Mayza wins 1 categories (ERA); Jake Bird wins 0 (none); 3 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
Tim Mayza
94.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jake Bird
11.0%
Tim Mayza
10.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jake Bird
22.3%
Tim Mayza
24.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jake Bird
22.5%
Tim Mayza
28.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jake Bird
38.0%
Tim Mayza
45.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jake Bird
9.8%
Tim Mayza
7.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jake Bird
.341
Tim Mayza
.285
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
3.075.55
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.00
3.70
Tim Mayza
3.075.55
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.62
3.68
WHIPlower is better
Jake Bird
.9001.47
now 1.33
1.24
Tim Mayza
.9001.47
now 0.99
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jake Bird
4031.60
now 20
16
Tim Mayza
4031.60
now 26
16
Winshigher is better
Jake Bird
.0001.48
now 1
01
Tim Mayza
.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 & seeTim Mayza — hold.conf 0.50
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