MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Portrait of Jakob Junis
Jakob Junis
TEX · P
Change to
Samy Natera Jr.
LAA · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Jakob Junis wins 1 (SV); Samy Natera Jr. wins 1 (K); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jakob Junis
92.3
Samy Natera Jr.
94.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jakob Junis
8.9%
Samy Natera Jr.
16.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jakob Junis
18.3%
Samy Natera Jr.
38.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jakob Junis
29.7%
Samy Natera Jr.
27.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jakob Junis
34.7%
Samy Natera Jr.
30.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jakob Junis
3.2%
Samy Natera Jr.
6.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jakob Junis
.301
Samy Natera Jr.
.225
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
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.75
3.70
Samy Natera Jr.
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Jakob Junis
.9001.54
now 0.78
1.24
Samy Natera Jr.
.9001.54
now 0.50
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jakob Junis
4033.80
now 16
11
Samy Natera Jr.
4033.80
now 3
25
Winshigher is better
Jakob Junis
.000.480
now 0
00
Samy Natera Jr.
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Jakob Junis
.0004.40
now 3
13
Samy Natera Jr.
.0004.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJakob Junis — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeSamy Natera Jr. — hold.conf 0.50
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