MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Portrait of Chris Sale
Chris Sale
ATL · P
Change to
Hunter Dobbins
STL · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Chris Sale.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, WHIP, and wins.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Chris Sale wins 4 categories (K, ERA, WHIP, W); Hunter Dobbins wins 0 (none); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chris Sale
96.1
Hunter Dobbins
95.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chris Sale
15.5%
Hunter Dobbins
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chris Sale
30.4%
Hunter Dobbins
22.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chris Sale
35.8%
Hunter Dobbins
26.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chris Sale
32.9%
Hunter Dobbins
44.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chris Sale
5.5%
Hunter Dobbins
7.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chris Sale
.272
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 Sale
25.50
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.01
3.05
Hunter Dobbins
25.50
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Chris Sale
.9001.56
now 0.94
1.10
Hunter Dobbins
.9001.56
now 1.38
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chris Sale
40108.80
now 80
51
Hunter Dobbins
40108.80
now 8
27
Winshigher is better
Chris Sale
.00011.20
now 8
37
Hunter Dobbins
.00011.20
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyChris Sale — buy.conf 0.92
Hold · wait & seeHunter Dobbins — hold.conf 0.50
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