MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 6, 2026
Kenley Jansen
DET · P
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Portrait of Pete Fairbanks
Pete Fairbanks
MIA · P
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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

Kenley Jansen wins 1 (SV); Pete Fairbanks wins 1 (W); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kenley Jansen
93.7
Pete Fairbanks
97.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kenley Jansen
13.1%
Pete Fairbanks
13.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kenley Jansen
27.2%
Pete Fairbanks
30.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kenley Jansen
29.2%
Pete Fairbanks
33.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kenley Jansen
32.9%
Pete Fairbanks
44.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kenley Jansen
6.8%
Pete Fairbanks
13.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kenley Jansen
.288
Pete Fairbanks
.333
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
Kenley Jansen
2.368.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.80
3.70
Pete Fairbanks
2.368.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.04
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Kenley Jansen
1.131.37
now 1.20
1.24
Pete Fairbanks
1.131.37
now 1.30
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kenley Jansen
4027.60
now 19
20
Pete Fairbanks
4027.60
now 22
20
Winshigher is better
Kenley Jansen
.2003.80
now 1
11
Pete Fairbanks
.2003.80
now 2
13
Saveshigher is better
Kenley Jansen
2.409.60
now 7
48
Pete Fairbanks
2.409.60
now 6
47
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeKenley Jansen — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seePete Fairbanks — hold.conf 0.50
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