MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Portrait of Austin Martin
Austin Martin
MIN · RF
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Portrait of Lawrence Butler
Lawrence Butler
ATH · RF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Austin Martin.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — runs, RBI, steals, and average.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Austin Martin wins 4 categories (R, RBI, SB, AVG); Lawrence Butler wins 1 (HR).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Austin Martin
87.2
Lawrence Butler
89.1
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Austin Martin
29.1%
Lawrence Butler
45.7%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Austin Martin
2.0%
Lawrence Butler
7.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Austin Martin
17.6%
Lawrence Butler
24.1%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Austin Martin
7.8%
Lawrence Butler
12.9%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Austin Martin
.310
Lawrence Butler
.310
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 · batting average
AVGhigher is better
Austin Martin
.200.300
lg AVG .295
now .262
.232
Lawrence Butler
.200.300
lg AVG .295
now .164
.225

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Austin Martin
54.20
now 2
1
Lawrence Butler
54.20
now 3
3
Runshigher is better
Austin Martin
2025.60
now 22
15
Lawrence Butler
2025.60
now 17
13
RBIhigher is better
Austin Martin
2020.20
now 17
12
Lawrence Butler
2020.20
now 14
11
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Austin Martin
110
now 8
6
Lawrence Butler
110
now 4
3
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyAustin Martin — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · steadyLawrence Butler — hold.conf 0.60
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