MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Portrait of Joe Ryan
Joe Ryan
MIN · P
Change to
Max Fried
NYY · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

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

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Joe Ryan wins 2 (K, WHIP); Max Fried wins 2 (ERA, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Joe Ryan
93.5
Max Fried
95.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Joe Ryan
13.1%
Max Fried
11.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Joe Ryan
27.1%
Max Fried
23.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Joe Ryan
32.3%
Max Fried
28.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Joe Ryan
42.6%
Max Fried
30.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Joe Ryan
11.1%
Max Fried
1.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Joe Ryan
.289
Max Fried
.241
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
Joe Ryan
23.87
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.20
3.45
Max Fried
23.87
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.21
2.39
WHIPlower is better
Joe Ryan
.9001.39
now 0.97
1.12
Max Fried
.9001.39
now 1.01
1.27

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Joe Ryan
4096.60
now 79
49
Max Fried
4096.60
now 50
35
Winshigher is better
Joe Ryan
1.204.80
now 4
23
Max Fried
1.204.80
now 4
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyJoe Ryan — buy.conf 0.79
BuyMax Fried — buy.conf 0.92
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