MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Braxton Ashcraft
Braxton Ashcraft
PIT · P
Change to
Portrait of Shota Imanaga
Shota Imanaga
CHC · 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

Braxton Ashcraft wins 1 (ERA); Shota Imanaga wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
97.3
Shota Imanaga
91.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
13.3%
Shota Imanaga
15.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
25.9%
Shota Imanaga
24.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
37.0%
Shota Imanaga
35.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
41.6%
Shota Imanaga
36.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
6.2%
Shota Imanaga
9.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
.287
Shota Imanaga
.301
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
Braxton Ashcraft
2.135.01
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.77
3.44
Shota Imanaga
2.135.01
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.37
3.81
WHIPlower is better
Braxton Ashcraft
.9601.21
now 1.03
1.14
Shota Imanaga
.9601.21
now 1.07
1.11

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Braxton Ashcraft
40113.40
now 81
0
Shota Imanaga
40113.40
now 69
0
Winshigher is better
Braxton Ashcraft
.0007
now 5
0–0
Shota Imanaga
.0007
now 4
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBraxton Ashcraft — buy.conf 0.80
Hold · leans buyShota Imanaga — hold.conf 0.60
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