MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 29, 2026
Portrait of Griffin Canning
Griffin Canning
SD · P
Change to
Portrait of Tatsuya Imai
Tatsuya Imai
HOU · 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

Griffin Canning wins 1 (WHIP); Tatsuya Imai wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Griffin Canning
94.6
Tatsuya Imai
94.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Griffin Canning
11.5%
Tatsuya Imai
14.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Griffin Canning
22.3%
Tatsuya Imai
28.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Griffin Canning
26.8%
Tatsuya Imai
28.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Griffin Canning
45.1%
Tatsuya Imai
44.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Griffin Canning
8.2%
Tatsuya Imai
9.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Griffin Canning
.331
Tatsuya Imai
.328
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Griffin Canning
3.328.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.16
4.48
Tatsuya Imai
3.328.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.52
4.42
WHIPlower is better
Griffin Canning
1.281.63
now 1.55
1.43
Tatsuya Imai
1.281.63
now 1.36
1.44

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Griffin Canning
4039.20
now 27
0
Tatsuya Imai
4039.20
now 28
0
Winshigher is better
Griffin Canning
.0002.80
now 0
0–0
Tatsuya Imai
.0002.80
now 2
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellGriffin Canning — hold.conf 0.60
SellTatsuya Imai — sell.conf 0.70
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