MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Hunter Dobbins
STL · P
Change to
Portrait of Jacob Lopez
Jacob Lopez
ATH · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jacob Lopez.

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

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

Jacob Lopez wins 3 categories (K, ERA, W); Hunter Dobbins wins 1 (WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
95.3
Jacob Lopez
90.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
11.3%
Jacob Lopez
9.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
23.5%
Jacob Lopez
17.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
28.3%
Jacob Lopez
25.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
47.5%
Jacob Lopez
31.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
8.8%
Jacob Lopez
4.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
.318
Jacob Lopez
.304
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
Hunter Dobbins
2.697.91
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
4.10
Jacob Lopez
2.697.91
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.75
3.85
WHIPlower is better
Hunter Dobbins
1.082.06
now 1.38
1.30
Jacob Lopez
1.082.06
now 1.84
1.54

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Hunter Dobbins
4050
now 8
30
Jacob Lopez
4050
now 38
36
Winshigher is better
Hunter Dobbins
.0007
now 0
00
Jacob Lopez
.0007
now 4
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeHunter Dobbins — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · leans buyJacob Lopez — hold.conf 0.60
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