MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Byron Buxton
Byron Buxton
MIN · CF
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Portrait of Daylen Lile
Daylen Lile
WSH · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Byron Buxton wins 1 (R); Daylen Lile wins 1 (AVG); 3 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Byron Buxton
90.2
Daylen Lile
88.7
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Byron Buxton
46.7%
Daylen Lile
38.3%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Byron Buxton
15.8%
Daylen Lile
9.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Byron Buxton
34.4%
Daylen Lile
38.0%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Byron Buxton
16.5%
Daylen Lile
13.0%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Byron Buxton
.343
Daylen Lile
.327
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
Byron Buxton
.200.280
lg AVG .295
now .258
.210
Daylen Lile
.200.280
lg AVG .295
now .252
.242

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Byron Buxton
523.40
now 17
1
Daylen Lile
523.40
now 7
1
Runshigher is better
Byron Buxton
2053.60
now 40
8
Daylen Lile
2053.60
now 36
6
RBIhigher is better
Byron Buxton
2037.20
now 27
5
Daylen Lile
2037.20
now 28
5
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Byron Buxton
.0006.60
now 5
1
Daylen Lile
.0006.60
now 4
1
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyByron Buxton — buy.conf 0.66
Hold · leans buyDaylen Lile — hold.conf 0.60
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