MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 18, 2026
Portrait of Bryce Harper
Bryce Harper
PHI · 1B
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Portrait of Yordan Alvarez
Yordan Alvarez
HOU · DH
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Yordan Alvarez.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

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

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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
Yordan Alvarez
94.7
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Bryce Harper
45.9%
Yordan Alvarez
53.2%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Bryce Harper
11.2%
Yordan Alvarez
18.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Bryce Harper
33.6%
Yordan Alvarez
27.2%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Bryce Harper
15.6%
Yordan Alvarez
8.5%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Bryce Harper
.391
Yordan Alvarez
.474
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
.230.320
lg AVG .295
now .261
.249
Yordan Alvarez
.230.320
lg AVG .295
now .301
.294

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Bryce Harper
525.60
now 13
6
Yordan Alvarez
525.60
now 20
9
Runshigher is better
Bryce Harper
22.2043.80
now 34
27
Yordan Alvarez
22.2043.80
now 39
30
RBIhigher is better
Bryce Harper
22.2043.80
now 34
27
Yordan Alvarez
22.2043.80
now 39
30
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Bryce Harper
.0005.20
now 4
3
Yordan Alvarez
.0005.20
now 1
1
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBryce Harper — buy.conf 0.75
BuyYordan Alvarez — buy.conf 0.92
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