MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of Jakob Junis
Jakob Junis
TEX · P
Change to
Nick Davila
SEA · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 00, 5 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Jakob Junis wins 0 (none); Nick Davila wins 0 (none); 5 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jakob Junis
92.3
Nick Davila
94.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jakob Junis
8.9%
Nick Davila
7.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jakob Junis
18.3%
Nick Davila
9.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jakob Junis
29.7%
Nick Davila
30.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jakob Junis
34.7%
Nick Davila
25.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jakob Junis
3.2%
Nick Davila
2.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jakob Junis
.301
Nick Davila
.335
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
Jakob Junis
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.75
3.70
Nick Davila
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Jakob Junis
.9001.42
now 0.78
1.24
Nick Davila
.9001.42
now 1.20
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jakob Junis
4021.60
now 16
10
Nick Davila
4021.60
now 5
10
Winshigher is better
Jakob Junis
.000.480
now 0
00
Nick Davila
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Jakob Junis
.0004.40
now 3
12
Nick Davila
.0004.40
now 1
13
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJakob Junis — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighNick Davila — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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