MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 29, 2026
Portrait of Jakob Junis
Jakob Junis
TEX · P
Change to
Kody Funderburk
MIN · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Jakob Junis wins 1 (WHIP); Kody Funderburk 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
Jakob Junis
92.3
Kody Funderburk
92.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jakob Junis
8.4%
Kody Funderburk
10.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jakob Junis
16.2%
Kody Funderburk
22.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jakob Junis
29.1%
Kody Funderburk
25.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jakob Junis
35.3%
Kody Funderburk
29.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jakob Junis
3.5%
Kody Funderburk
4.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jakob Junis
.323
Kody Funderburk
.298
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
Jakob Junis
25.17
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.75
4.19
Kody Funderburk
25.17
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.44
3.72
WHIPlower is better
Jakob Junis
.9001.75
now 0.78
1.35
Kody Funderburk
.9001.75
now 1.47
1.42

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jakob Junis
4022.40
now 16
0
Kody Funderburk
4022.40
now 10
0
Winshigher is better
Jakob Junis
.0001.48
now 0
0–0
Kody Funderburk
.0001.48
now 1
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellJakob Junis — sell.conf 0.66
BuyKody Funderburk — buy.conf 0.71
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