MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of Harrison Bader
Harrison Bader
SF · CF
Change to
Portrait of Lane Thomas
Lane Thomas
ATL · CF
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

Harrison Bader wins 2 (R, RBI); Lane Thomas wins 2 (SB, AVG); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Harrison Bader
89.2
Lane Thomas
89.5
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Harrison Bader
41.1%
Lane Thomas
42.1%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Harrison Bader
8.2%
Lane Thomas
6.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Harrison Bader
38.7%
Lane Thomas
20.7%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Harrison Bader
17.1%
Lane Thomas
8.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Harrison Bader
.272
Lane Thomas
.316
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
Harrison Bader
.200.250
lg AVG .295
now .170
.183
Lane Thomas
.200.250
lg AVG .295
now .226
.229

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Harrison Bader
56.20
now 5
2
Lane Thomas
56.20
now 2
2
Runshigher is better
Harrison Bader
2013.20
now 10
10
Lane Thomas
2013.20
now 10
8
RBIhigher is better
Harrison Bader
2017.20
now 14
14
Lane Thomas
2017.20
now 14
12
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Harrison Bader
.0004.20
now 0
0
Lane Thomas
.0004.20
now 3
2
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowHarrison Bader — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.67
Hold · steadyLane Thomas — hold.conf 0.60
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