MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Portrait of Chris Bassitt
Chris Bassitt
BAL · 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

Chris Bassitt 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
Chris Bassitt
91.5
Hunter Dobbins
95.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chris Bassitt
9.7%
Hunter Dobbins
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chris Bassitt
14.2%
Hunter Dobbins
22.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chris Bassitt
24.4%
Hunter Dobbins
26.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chris Bassitt
34.5%
Hunter Dobbins
44.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chris Bassitt
4.1%
Hunter Dobbins
7.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chris Bassitt
.344
Hunter Dobbins
.299
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
Chris Bassitt
3.725.44
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.06
4.73
Hunter Dobbins
3.725.44
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Chris Bassitt
1.191.69
now 1.58
1.47
Hunter Dobbins
1.191.69
now 1.38
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chris Bassitt
4047.20
now 36
32
Hunter Dobbins
4047.20
now 8
27
Winshigher is better
Chris Bassitt
.0005.60
now 4
24
Hunter Dobbins
.0005.60
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellChris Bassitt — sell.conf 0.84
Hold · wait & seeHunter Dobbins — hold.conf 0.50
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