MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Jimmy Herget
COL · P
Change to
Portrait of José A. Ferrer
José A. Ferrer
SEA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Jimmy Herget wins 2 (K, WHIP); José A. Ferrer wins 2 (ERA, SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jimmy Herget
91.9
José A. Ferrer
95.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jimmy Herget
13.2%
José A. Ferrer
10.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jimmy Herget
23.3%
José A. Ferrer
18.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jimmy Herget
30.0%
José A. Ferrer
29.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jimmy Herget
39.4%
José A. Ferrer
35.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jimmy Herget
11.7%
José A. Ferrer
6.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jimmy Herget
.323
José A. Ferrer
.292
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
Jimmy Herget
26.41
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.06
3.70
José A. Ferrer
26.41
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.69
3.53
WHIPlower is better
Jimmy Herget
1.131.45
now 1.38
1.24
José A. Ferrer
1.131.45
now 1.20
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jimmy Herget
4028.60
now 17
14
José A. Ferrer
4028.60
now 23
13
Winshigher is better
Jimmy Herget
.000.480
now 0
00
José A. Ferrer
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Jimmy Herget
.0004.40
now 1
02
José A. Ferrer
.0004.40
now 3
12
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJimmy Herget — hold.conf 0.55
BuyJosé A. Ferrer — buy.conf 0.77
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