MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Jose Quintana
COL · P
Change to
Portrait of Luis Severino
Luis Severino
ATH · 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

Jose Quintana wins 2 (WHIP, W); Luis Severino wins 2 (K, ERA); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jose Quintana
89.7
Luis Severino
96.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jose Quintana
9.9%
Luis Severino
10.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jose Quintana
11.0%
Luis Severino
24.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jose Quintana
32.0%
Luis Severino
31.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jose Quintana
32.9%
Luis Severino
38.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jose Quintana
8.4%
Luis Severino
8.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jose Quintana
.343
Luis Severino
.318
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
Jose Quintana
3.725.71
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.27
4.28
Luis Severino
3.725.71
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.16
4.20
WHIPlower is better
Jose Quintana
1.291.58
now 1.51
1.36
Luis Severino
1.291.58
now 1.47
1.41

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jose Quintana
4083
now 20
27
Luis Severino
4083
now 65
44
Winshigher is better
Jose Quintana
.2003.80
now 2
13
Luis Severino
.2003.80
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJose Quintana — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · steadyLuis Severino — hold.conf 0.60
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