MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 23, 2026
Portrait of Eric Lauer
Eric Lauer
LAD · 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

Eric Lauer 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
Eric Lauer
90.9
Hunter Dobbins
95.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Eric Lauer
9.4%
Hunter Dobbins
10.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Eric Lauer
14.5%
Hunter Dobbins
24.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Eric Lauer
32.2%
Hunter Dobbins
25.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Eric Lauer
35.5%
Hunter Dobbins
48.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Eric Lauer
10.9%
Hunter Dobbins
11.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Eric Lauer
.341
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
Eric Lauer
3.366.69
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.95
4.67
Hunter Dobbins
3.366.69
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Eric Lauer
1.231.46
now 1.39
1.36
Hunter Dobbins
1.231.46
now 1.38
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Eric Lauer
4052.80
now 30
40
Hunter Dobbins
4052.80
now 8
32
Winshigher is better
Eric Lauer
.0004.20
now 2
13
Hunter Dobbins
.0004.20
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellEric Lauer — sell.conf 0.81
Hold · wait & seeHunter Dobbins — hold.conf 0.50
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