MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Randy Dobnak
KC · P
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Portrait of Tanner Gordon
Tanner Gordon
COL · P
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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

Randy Dobnak wins 1 (ERA); Tanner Gordon 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
Randy Dobnak
92.2
Tanner Gordon
92.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Randy Dobnak
8.7%
Tanner Gordon
11.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Randy Dobnak
15.3%
Tanner Gordon
18.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Randy Dobnak
29.4%
Tanner Gordon
31.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Randy Dobnak
40.9%
Tanner Gordon
43.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Randy Dobnak
4.5%
Tanner Gordon
11.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Randy Dobnak
.336
Tanner Gordon
.345
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
Randy Dobnak
3.687.14
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
4.45
Tanner Gordon
3.687.14
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.37
4.64
WHIPlower is better
Randy Dobnak
1.231.90
now 1.75
1.40
Tanner Gordon
1.231.90
now 1.56
1.38

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Randy Dobnak
4049
now 2
0
Tanner Gordon
4049
now 35
0
Winshigher is better
Randy Dobnak
.000.480
now 0
0–0
Tanner Gordon
.000.480
now 0
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellRandy Dobnak — sell.conf 0.78
Hold · leans sellTanner Gordon — hold.conf 0.60
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