MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Hunter Dobbins
STL · P
Change to
Portrait of Roki Sasaki
Roki Sasaki
LAD · 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

Hunter Dobbins wins 1 (ERA); Roki Sasaki wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
94.6
Roki Sasaki
97.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
10.3%
Roki Sasaki
14.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
22.5%
Roki Sasaki
23.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
26.6%
Roki Sasaki
33.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
39.2%
Roki Sasaki
42.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
7.2%
Roki Sasaki
9.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
.306
Roki Sasaki
.320
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
3.694.85
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
3.95
Roki Sasaki
3.694.85
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.59
4.26
WHIPlower is better
Hunter Dobbins
1.261.46
now 1.38
1.39
Roki Sasaki
1.261.46
now 1.35
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Hunter Dobbins
4070
now 8
0
Roki Sasaki
4070
now 50
0
Winshigher is better
Hunter Dobbins
.0004.20
now 0
0–0
Roki Sasaki
.0004.20
now 3
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyHunter Dobbins — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · leans sellRoki Sasaki — hold.conf 0.60
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