MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 8, 2026
Hunter Dobbins
STL · P
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Portrait of Kumar Rocker
Kumar Rocker
TEX · P
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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); Kumar Rocker 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
95.9
Kumar Rocker
94.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
11.4%
Kumar Rocker
12.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
26.0%
Kumar Rocker
20.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
26.8%
Kumar Rocker
31.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
53.2%
Kumar Rocker
42.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
14.9%
Kumar Rocker
7.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
.358
Kumar Rocker
.330
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
Hunter Dobbins
3.164.88
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
4.10
Kumar Rocker
3.164.88
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.54
4.41
WHIPlower is better
Hunter Dobbins
1.231.45
now 1.38
1.30
Kumar Rocker
1.231.45
now 1.32
1.37

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Hunter Dobbins
4066.80
now 8
38
Kumar Rocker
4066.80
now 44
50
Winshigher is better
Hunter Dobbins
.0004.20
now 0
00
Kumar Rocker
.0004.20
now 2
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeHunter Dobbins — hold.conf 0.50
SellKumar Rocker — sell.conf 0.69
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