MLB Daily DeltaWeek 28 · October 6, 2026
Portrait of Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
LAD · P
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Portrait of Zack Wheeler
Zack Wheeler
PHI · 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

Yoshinobu Yamamoto wins 1 (WHIP); Zack Wheeler wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
96.1
Zack Wheeler
95.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
13.8%
Zack Wheeler
15.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
25.7%
Zack Wheeler
29.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
33.9%
Zack Wheeler
36.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
35.5%
Zack Wheeler
35.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
6.5%
Zack Wheeler
6.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
.266
Zack Wheeler
.263
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
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
23.21
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.86
2.94
Zack Wheeler
23.21
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.27
2.88
WHIPlower is better
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
.9001.24
now 1.00
1.02
Zack Wheeler
.9001.24
now 0.85
1.13

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
4096.60
now 69
0
Zack Wheeler
4096.60
now 40
0
Winshigher is better
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
.0007
now 5
0–0
Zack Wheeler
.0007
now 4
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighYoshinobu Yamamoto — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.81
BuyZack Wheeler — buy.conf 0.92
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