MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 23, 2026
Portrait of Andrew Abbott
Andrew Abbott
CIN · P
Change to
Hunter Dobbins
STL · P
Change to
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

Andrew Abbott wins 2 (K, W); Hunter Dobbins wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
92.6
Hunter Dobbins
95.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
10.8%
Hunter Dobbins
10.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
18.7%
Hunter Dobbins
24.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
29.4%
Hunter Dobbins
25.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
38.5%
Hunter Dobbins
48.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
7.1%
Hunter Dobbins
11.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
.329
Hunter Dobbins
.346
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
Andrew Abbott
3.804.72
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.02
4.42
Hunter Dobbins
3.804.72
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Andrew Abbott
1.231.51
now 1.44
1.41
Hunter Dobbins
1.231.51
now 1.38
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Andrew Abbott
4055.60
now 42
37
Hunter Dobbins
4055.60
now 8
32
Winshigher is better
Andrew Abbott
.0007
now 4
25
Hunter Dobbins
.0007
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellAndrew Abbott — sell.conf 0.70
Hold · wait & seeHunter Dobbins — hold.conf 0.50
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