MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Kyle Harrison
Kyle Harrison
MIL · P
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Portrait of Troy Melton
Troy Melton
DET · P
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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 Harrison wins 1 (WHIP); Troy Melton 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 Harrison
94.8
Troy Melton
96.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kyle Harrison
13.4%
Troy Melton
11.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kyle Harrison
27.5%
Troy Melton
20.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kyle Harrison
32.4%
Troy Melton
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kyle Harrison
38.7%
Troy Melton
38.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kyle Harrison
8.2%
Troy Melton
6.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kyle Harrison
.309
Troy Melton
.302
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 Harrison
25.07
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.57
4.03
Troy Melton
25.07
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.42
3.84
WHIPlower is better
Kyle Harrison
.9001.43
now 1.03
1.27
Troy Melton
.9001.43
now 0.95
1.29

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kyle Harrison
4085.40
now 61
0
Troy Melton
4085.40
now 4
0
Winshigher is better
Kyle Harrison
.0008.40
now 6
0–0
Troy Melton
.0008.40
now 1
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyKyle Harrison — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighTroy Melton — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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