MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 22, 2026
Portrait of Bryce Harper
Bryce Harper
PHI · 1B
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Portrait of Jake Bauers
Jake Bauers
MIL · 1B
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jake Bauers.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — runs and RBI. Bryce Harper’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Jake Bauers wins 2 categories (R, RBI); Bryce Harper wins 1 (AVG); 2 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Bryce Harper
90.1
Jake Bauers
92.5
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Bryce Harper
45.8%
Jake Bauers
53.1%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Bryce Harper
11.3%
Jake Bauers
13.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Bryce Harper
34.2%
Jake Bauers
20.9%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Bryce Harper
15.7%
Jake Bauers
11.6%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Bryce Harper
.387
Jake Bauers
.358
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
Bryce Harper
.230.290
lg AVG .295
now .261
.245
Jake Bauers
.230.290
lg AVG .295
now .277
.241

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Bryce Harper
515.80
now 13
6
Jake Bauers
515.80
now 9
6
Runshigher is better
Bryce Harper
22.8037.20
now 34
26
Jake Bauers
22.8037.20
now 31
27
RBIhigher is better
Bryce Harper
22.8037.20
now 34
26
Jake Bauers
22.8037.20
now 33
29
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Bryce Harper
1.805.20
now 4
3
Jake Bauers
1.805.20
now 4
3
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBryce Harper — buy.conf 0.74
BuyJake Bauers — buy.conf 0.69
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