MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 27, 2026
Hunter Dobbins
STL · P
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Portrait of Tatsuya Imai
Tatsuya Imai
HOU · 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); Tatsuya Imai 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
95.3
Tatsuya Imai
94.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
11.3%
Tatsuya Imai
13.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
23.5%
Tatsuya Imai
27.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
28.3%
Tatsuya Imai
26.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
47.5%
Tatsuya Imai
45.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
8.8%
Tatsuya Imai
10.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
.318
Tatsuya Imai
.339
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
3.536.09
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
4.10
Tatsuya Imai
3.536.09
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.52
4.63
WHIPlower is better
Hunter Dobbins
1.231.50
now 1.38
1.30
Tatsuya Imai
1.231.50
now 1.36
1.43

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Hunter Dobbins
4045.80
now 8
31
Tatsuya Imai
4045.80
now 28
35
Winshigher is better
Hunter Dobbins
.0005.60
now 0
00
Tatsuya Imai
.0005.60
now 2
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeHunter Dobbins — hold.conf 0.50
SellTatsuya Imai — sell.conf 0.80
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