MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Portrait of Austin Wells
Austin Wells
NYY · C
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Joey Bart
ATL · C
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Joey Bart.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — runs, RBI, and average. Austin Wells’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Joey Bart wins 3 categories (R, RBI, AVG); Austin Wells wins 1 (HR); 1 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Austin Wells
89.2
Joey Bart
86.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Austin Wells
44.7%
Joey Bart
34.2%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Austin Wells
7.2%
Joey Bart
8.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Austin Wells
28.8%
Joey Bart
30.7%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Austin Wells
14.2%
Joey Bart
12.9%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Austin Wells
.298
Joey Bart
.292
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 Wells
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .178
.191
Joey Bart
.200.290
lg AVG .295
now .259
.194

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Austin Wells
55.20
now 4
3
Joey Bart
55.20
now 2
2
Runshigher is better
Austin Wells
2019.20
now 15
13
Joey Bart
2019.20
now 9
16
RBIhigher is better
Austin Wells
2014.20
now 7
6
Joey Bart
2014.20
now 6
11
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Austin Wells
.0001.20
now 0
0
Joey Bart
.0001.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowAustin Wells — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.71
Hold · wait & seeJoey Bart — hold.conf 0.50
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