MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 20, 2026
Portrait of Ian Happ
Ian Happ
CHC · LF
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Jonny DeLuca
TB · RF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ian Happ.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Ian Happ wins 3 categories (HR, R, RBI); Jonny DeLuca wins 2 (SB, AVG).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Ian Happ
89.8
Jonny DeLuca
85.5
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Ian Happ
44.7%
Jonny DeLuca
29.8%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Ian Happ
14.1%
Jonny DeLuca
3.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Ian Happ
25.5%
Jonny DeLuca
37.6%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Ian Happ
14.1%
Jonny DeLuca
13.8%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Ian Happ
.327
Jonny DeLuca
.277
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
Ian Happ
.200.300
lg AVG .295
now .230
.184
Jonny DeLuca
.200.300
lg AVG .295
now .269
.248

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Ian Happ
517.40
now 13
11
Jonny DeLuca
517.40
now 2
3
Runshigher is better
Ian Happ
2059
now 39
47
Jonny DeLuca
2059
now 17
32
RBIhigher is better
Ian Happ
2044.20
now 31
37
Jonny DeLuca
2044.20
now 19
36
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Ian Happ
.00014.60
now 2
2
Jonny DeLuca
.00014.60
now 6
11
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyIan Happ — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighJonny DeLuca — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.64
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