MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 18, 2026
Portrait of Bryce Harper
Bryce Harper
PHI · 1B
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Portrait of Nick Kurtz
Nick Kurtz
ATH · 1B
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Nick Kurtz.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Nick Kurtz wins 4 categories (HR, R, RBI, SB); Bryce Harper wins 1 (AVG).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Bryce Harper
90.1
Nick Kurtz
93.6
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Bryce Harper
45.9%
Nick Kurtz
58.3%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Bryce Harper
11.2%
Nick Kurtz
18.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Bryce Harper
33.6%
Nick Kurtz
22.8%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Bryce Harper
15.6%
Nick Kurtz
15.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Bryce Harper
.391
Nick Kurtz
.379
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
.230.310
lg AVG .295
now .261
.249
Nick Kurtz
.230.310
lg AVG .295
now .288
.244

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Bryce Harper
515.80
now 13
6
Nick Kurtz
515.80
now 10
10
Runshigher is better
Bryce Harper
22.2043.80
now 34
27
Nick Kurtz
22.2043.80
now 39
30
RBIhigher is better
Bryce Harper
21.4046.60
now 34
27
Nick Kurtz
21.4046.60
now 41
32
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Bryce Harper
1.807.20
now 4
3
Nick Kurtz
1.807.20
now 6
5
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBryce Harper — buy.conf 0.75
BuyNick Kurtz — buy.conf 0.73
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