MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Noah Schultz
CWS · P
Change to
Yusei Kikuchi
LAA · 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

Noah Schultz wins 1 (WHIP); Yusei Kikuchi 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
Noah Schultz
95.3
Yusei Kikuchi
95.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Noah Schultz
9.4%
Yusei Kikuchi
11.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Noah Schultz
20.6%
Yusei Kikuchi
21.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Noah Schultz
28.0%
Yusei Kikuchi
25.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Noah Schultz
39.6%
Yusei Kikuchi
46.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Noah Schultz
8.7%
Yusei Kikuchi
8.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Noah Schultz
.351
Yusei Kikuchi
.343
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
Noah Schultz
4.316.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.82
4.92
Yusei Kikuchi
4.316.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.74
WHIPlower is better
Noah Schultz
1.241.68
now 1.34
1.39
Yusei Kikuchi
1.241.68
now 1.58
1.42

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Noah Schultz
4046.20
now 33
0
Yusei Kikuchi
4046.20
now 33
0
Winshigher is better
Noah Schultz
.0002.80
now 2
0–0
Yusei Kikuchi
.0002.80
now 0
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellNoah Schultz — sell.conf 0.90
SellYusei Kikuchi — sell.conf 0.84
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