MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Portrait of Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly
TB · P
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Portrait of Steven Okert
Steven Okert
HOU · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Steven Okert.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Kevin Kelly’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Steven Okert wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Kevin Kelly wins 1 (W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kevin Kelly
93.1
Steven Okert
91.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kevin Kelly
10.5%
Steven Okert
15.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kevin Kelly
21.4%
Steven Okert
26.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kevin Kelly
33.0%
Steven Okert
29.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kevin Kelly
45.7%
Steven Okert
35.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kevin Kelly
6.0%
Steven Okert
6.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kevin Kelly
.296
Steven Okert
.274
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Kevin Kelly
2.274.06
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.67
3.66
Steven Okert
2.274.06
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.46
3.11
WHIPlower is better
Kevin Kelly
.9001.26
now 0.81
1.13
Steven Okert
.9001.26
now 0.96
1.11

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kevin Kelly
4029.60
now 19
3
Steven Okert
4029.60
now 22
4
Winshigher is better
Kevin Kelly
.0004.20
now 3
01
Steven Okert
.0004.20
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighKevin Kelly — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Sell HighSteven Okert — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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