MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Portrait of Austin Wells
Austin Wells
NYY · C
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Portrait of William Contreras
William Contreras
MIL · C
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

William Contreras.

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

William Contreras wins 4 categories (R, RBI, SB, AVG); Austin Wells wins 0 (none); 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
89.4
William Contreras
89.7
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Austin Wells
45.5%
William Contreras
42.8%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Austin Wells
7.7%
William Contreras
7.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Austin Wells
28.6%
William Contreras
28.6%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Austin Wells
14.0%
William Contreras
9.2%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Austin Wells
.307
William Contreras
.330
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
.200.340
lg AVG .295
now .178
.194
William Contreras
.200.340
lg AVG .295
now .294
.263

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Austin Wells
55.20
now 4
3
William Contreras
55.20
now 4
3
Runshigher is better
Austin Wells
2038.60
now 15
12
William Contreras
2038.60
now 31
19
RBIhigher is better
Austin Wells
2048.40
now 7
5
William Contreras
2048.40
now 36
21
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Austin Wells
.0002.20
now 0
0
William Contreras
.0002.20
now 1
1
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowAustin Wells — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.71
BuyWilliam Contreras — buy.conf 0.63
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