MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Kyle Leahy
Kyle Leahy
STL · P
Change to
Max Scherzer
TOR · 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 Leahy wins 1 (WHIP); Max Scherzer 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 Leahy
94.3
Max Scherzer
93.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kyle Leahy
10.5%
Max Scherzer
10.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kyle Leahy
22.1%
Max Scherzer
18.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kyle Leahy
27.2%
Max Scherzer
32.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kyle Leahy
47.0%
Max Scherzer
33.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kyle Leahy
9.8%
Max Scherzer
8.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kyle Leahy
.337
Max Scherzer
.320
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 Leahy
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.25
4.61
Max Scherzer
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 10.23
4.26
WHIPlower is better
Kyle Leahy
1.181.89
now 1.56
1.34
Max Scherzer
1.181.89
now 1.73
1.40

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kyle Leahy
4064.40
now 46
0
Max Scherzer
4064.40
now 14
0
Winshigher is better
Kyle Leahy
.0007
now 5
0–0
Max Scherzer
.0007
now 1
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellKyle Leahy — sell.conf 0.78
Hold · leans sellMax Scherzer — hold.conf 0.60
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