MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Dansby Swanson
Dansby Swanson
CHC · SS
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Portrait of Mookie Betts
Mookie Betts
LAD · SS
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

Dansby Swanson wins 2 (R, SB); Mookie Betts wins 2 (RBI, AVG); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Dansby Swanson
89.9
Mookie Betts
90.5
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Dansby Swanson
42.8%
Mookie Betts
39.0%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Dansby Swanson
7.6%
Mookie Betts
8.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Dansby Swanson
26.4%
Mookie Betts
19.4%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Dansby Swanson
14.3%
Mookie Betts
5.1%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Dansby Swanson
.298
Mookie Betts
.332
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
Dansby Swanson
.200.260
lg AVG .295
now .183
.193
Mookie Betts
.200.260
lg AVG .295
now .196
.236

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Dansby Swanson
58.20
now 7
4
Mookie Betts
58.20
now 6
4
Runshigher is better
Dansby Swanson
2042
now 34
28
Mookie Betts
2042
now 14
21
RBIhigher is better
Dansby Swanson
2031.40
now 27
22
Mookie Betts
2031.40
now 16
24
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Dansby Swanson
.0007
now 5
4
Mookie Betts
.0007
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
SellDansby Swanson — sell.conf 0.58
BuyMookie Betts — buy.conf 0.63
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