MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Kyle Freeland
Kyle Freeland
COL · P
Change to
Portrait of Robbie Ray
Robbie Ray
SD · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Kyle Freeland wins 1 (WHIP); Robbie Ray wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kyle Freeland
91.3
Robbie Ray
93.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kyle Freeland
11.3%
Robbie Ray
11.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kyle Freeland
17.9%
Robbie Ray
19.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kyle Freeland
34.0%
Robbie Ray
28.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kyle Freeland
44.0%
Robbie Ray
37.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kyle Freeland
11.1%
Robbie Ray
8.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kyle Freeland
.354
Robbie Ray
.335
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
Kyle Freeland
3.018.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.06
4.99
Robbie Ray
3.018.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.45
4.57
WHIPlower is better
Kyle Freeland
1.221.85
now 1.71
1.36
Robbie Ray
1.221.85
now 1.40
1.41

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kyle Freeland
4082.60
now 43
0
Robbie Ray
4082.60
now 59
0
Winshigher is better
Kyle Freeland
.0004.20
now 1
0–0
Robbie Ray
.0004.20
now 3
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellKyle Freeland — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighRobbie Ray — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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