MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Portrait of Mike Burrows
Mike Burrows
HOU · P
Change to
Yusei Kikuchi
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Mike Burrows wins 2 (K, W); Yusei Kikuchi wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Mike Burrows
95.0
Yusei Kikuchi
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Mike Burrows
10.7%
Yusei Kikuchi
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Mike Burrows
17.7%
Yusei Kikuchi
23.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Mike Burrows
32.3%
Yusei Kikuchi
27.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Mike Burrows
38.8%
Yusei Kikuchi
42.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Mike Burrows
8.4%
Yusei Kikuchi
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Mike Burrows
.336
Yusei Kikuchi
.340
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
Mike Burrows
3.536.46
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.40
4.55
Yusei Kikuchi
3.536.46
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.18
WHIPlower is better
Mike Burrows
1.201.69
now 1.45
1.41
Yusei Kikuchi
1.201.69
now 1.58
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Mike Burrows
4062.40
now 54
38
Yusei Kikuchi
4062.40
now 33
36
Winshigher is better
Mike Burrows
.0004.20
now 3
13
Yusei Kikuchi
.0004.20
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellMike Burrows — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeYusei Kikuchi — hold.conf 0.55
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