MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Carson Kelly
Carson Kelly
CHC · C
Change to
Portrait of Salvador Perez
Salvador Perez
KC · C
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Carson Kelly wins 2 (R, AVG); Salvador Perez wins 2 (HR, RBI); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Carson Kelly
88.2
Salvador Perez
89.1
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Carson Kelly
38.1%
Salvador Perez
42.9%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Carson Kelly
6.6%
Salvador Perez
9.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Carson Kelly
25.8%
Salvador Perez
45.4%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Carson Kelly
9.4%
Salvador Perez
14.6%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Carson Kelly
.327
Salvador Perez
.288
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
05

The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · batting average
AVGhigher is better
Carson Kelly
.200.320
lg AVG .295
now .289
.249
Salvador Perez
.200.320
lg AVG .295
now .206
.213

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Carson Kelly
511.80
now 2
3
Salvador Perez
511.80
now 9
5
Runshigher is better
Carson Kelly
2024.20
now 18
19
Salvador Perez
2024.20
now 21
17
RBIhigher is better
Carson Kelly
2028.20
now 17
18
Salvador Perez
2028.20
now 25
20
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Carson Kelly
.0001.20
now 0
0
Salvador Perez
.0001.20
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyCarson Kelly — hold.conf 0.60
SellSalvador Perez — sell.conf 0.60
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