MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 30, 2026
Jake Irvin
WSH · P
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Yusei Kikuchi
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

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

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

Jake Irvin wins 2 (K, W); Yusei Kikuchi wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jake Irvin
92.9
Yusei Kikuchi
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jake Irvin
11.8%
Yusei Kikuchi
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jake Irvin
25.4%
Yusei Kikuchi
23.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jake Irvin
25.0%
Yusei Kikuchi
27.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jake Irvin
45.8%
Yusei Kikuchi
42.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jake Irvin
12.0%
Yusei Kikuchi
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jake Irvin
.349
Yusei Kikuchi
.340
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
3.546.46
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.23
4.85
Yusei Kikuchi
3.546.46
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.19
WHIPlower is better
Jake Irvin
1.201.69
now 1.35
1.33
Yusei Kikuchi
1.201.69
now 1.58
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jake Irvin
4068
now 58
43
Yusei Kikuchi
4068
now 33
42
Winshigher is better
Jake Irvin
.0002.80
now 2
12
Yusei Kikuchi
.0002.80
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellJake Irvin — sell.conf 0.90
Hold · wait & seeYusei Kikuchi — hold.conf 0.55
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