MLB Daily DeltaWeek 28 · October 3, 2026
Portrait of Jakob Junis
Jakob Junis
TEX · P
Change to
Portrait of Orion Kerkering
Orion Kerkering
PHI · 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); Orion Kerkering 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
Orion Kerkering
97.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jakob Junis
8.4%
Orion Kerkering
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jakob Junis
16.2%
Orion Kerkering
23.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jakob Junis
29.1%
Orion Kerkering
28.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jakob Junis
35.3%
Orion Kerkering
31.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jakob Junis
3.5%
Orion Kerkering
6.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jakob Junis
.322
Orion Kerkering
.303
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
25.14
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.75
4.17
Orion Kerkering
25.14
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.53
3.81
WHIPlower is better
Jakob Junis
.9001.68
now 0.78
1.35
Orion Kerkering
.9001.68
now 1.13
1.42

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jakob Junis
4032.20
now 16
0
Orion Kerkering
4032.20
now 23
0
Winshigher is better
Jakob Junis
.0004.20
now 0
0–0
Orion Kerkering
.0004.20
now 3
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellJakob Junis — sell.conf 0.65
Hold · leans buyOrion Kerkering — hold.conf 0.60
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