MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Jake Irvin
WSH · P
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Max Scherzer
TOR · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jake Irvin.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP.

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

Jake Irvin wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Max Scherzer wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jake Irvin
93.1
Max Scherzer
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jake Irvin
10.8%
Max Scherzer
9.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jake Irvin
22.2%
Max Scherzer
17.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jake Irvin
24.8%
Max Scherzer
32.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jake Irvin
45.7%
Max Scherzer
33.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jake Irvin
10.6%
Max Scherzer
9.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jake Irvin
.351
Max Scherzer
.317
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 Irvin
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.23
4.90
Max Scherzer
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 10.23
4.19
WHIPlower is better
Jake Irvin
1.201.88
now 1.35
1.39
Max Scherzer
1.201.88
now 1.73
1.40

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jake Irvin
4078
now 58
12
Max Scherzer
4078
now 14
8
Winshigher is better
Jake Irvin
.0002.80
now 2
01
Max Scherzer
.0002.80
now 1
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellJake Irvin — sell.conf 0.90
Hold · steadyMax Scherzer — hold.conf 0.60
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