MLB Daily DeltaWeek 29 · October 9, 2026
Kyle Hart
SD · P
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Portrait of Paul Blackburn
Paul Blackburn
NYY · 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 Hart wins 1 (ERA); Paul Blackburn wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kyle Hart
94.1
Paul Blackburn
94.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kyle Hart
9.8%
Paul Blackburn
10.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kyle Hart
22.0%
Paul Blackburn
20.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kyle Hart
27.5%
Paul Blackburn
28.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kyle Hart
30.6%
Paul Blackburn
35.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kyle Hart
8.3%
Paul Blackburn
5.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kyle Hart
.295
Paul Blackburn
.296
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
Kyle Hart
2.735.42
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.82
3.65
Paul Blackburn
2.735.42
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.68
WHIPlower is better
Kyle Hart
.9001.61
now 1.02
1.33
Paul Blackburn
.9001.61
now 1.44
1.32

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kyle Hart
4022.40
now 11
0
Paul Blackburn
4022.40
now 16
0
Winshigher is better
Kyle Hart
.0002.80
now 0
0–0
Paul Blackburn
.0002.80
now 2
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyKyle Hart — buy.conf 0.73
Sell HighPaul Blackburn — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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