MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 21, 2026
Portrait of Keegan Akin
Keegan Akin
BAL · P
Change to
Seth Johnson
PHI · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 00, 4 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Keegan Akin wins 0 (none); Seth Johnson wins 0 (none); 4 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Keegan Akin
93.7
Seth Johnson
97.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Keegan Akin
9.5%
Seth Johnson
12.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Keegan Akin
14.9%
Seth Johnson
25.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Keegan Akin
28.0%
Seth Johnson
20.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Keegan Akin
28.4%
Seth Johnson
36.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Keegan Akin
5.7%
Seth Johnson
10.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Keegan Akin
.298
Seth Johnson
.311
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
Keegan Akin
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 9.88
3.70
Seth Johnson
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.79
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Keegan Akin
12.07
now 1.83
1.24
Seth Johnson
12.07
now 1.71
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Keegan Akin
4028.40
now 12
22
Seth Johnson
4028.40
now 6
22
Winshigher is better
Keegan Akin
.000.480
now 0
00
Seth Johnson
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeKeegan Akin — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeSeth Johnson — hold.conf 0.50
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