MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Hunter Dobbins
STL · P
Change to
Jake Irvin
WSH · 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

Hunter Dobbins wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Jake Irvin wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
95.1
Jake Irvin
92.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
10.7%
Jake Irvin
11.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
21.3%
Jake Irvin
23.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
26.6%
Jake Irvin
24.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
40.7%
Jake Irvin
43.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
6.8%
Jake Irvin
13.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
.297
Jake Irvin
.353
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
3.655.68
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
4.10
Jake Irvin
3.655.68
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.23
4.93
WHIPlower is better
Hunter Dobbins
1.231.45
now 1.38
1.30
Jake Irvin
1.231.45
now 1.35
1.34

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Hunter Dobbins
4078
now 8
27
Jake Irvin
4078
now 58
38
Winshigher is better
Hunter Dobbins
.0002.80
now 0
00
Jake Irvin
.0002.80
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeHunter Dobbins — hold.conf 0.50
SellJake Irvin — sell.conf 0.90
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