MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 20, 2026
Portrait of Jake McCarthy
Jake McCarthy
COL · CF
Change to
Portrait of Kyle Tucker
Kyle Tucker
LAD · RF
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

Jake McCarthy wins 2 (RBI, SB); Kyle Tucker wins 2 (HR, R); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Jake McCarthy
84.9
Kyle Tucker
89.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Jake McCarthy
25.0%
Kyle Tucker
39.0%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Jake McCarthy
5.8%
Kyle Tucker
5.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Jake McCarthy
34.9%
Kyle Tucker
25.1%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Jake McCarthy
12.4%
Kyle Tucker
11.1%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Jake McCarthy
.312
Kyle Tucker
.335
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
Jake McCarthy
.220.310
lg AVG .295
now .288
.253
Kyle Tucker
.220.310
lg AVG .295
now .238
.254

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Jake McCarthy
55.20
now 4
2
Kyle Tucker
55.20
now 4
4
Runshigher is better
Jake McCarthy
2043.80
now 20
20
Kyle Tucker
2043.80
now 37
29
RBIhigher is better
Jake McCarthy
2030.20
now 25
25
Kyle Tucker
2030.20
now 27
21
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Jake McCarthy
.20012.80
now 10
10
Kyle Tucker
.20012.80
now 4
3
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighJake McCarthy — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.80
Hold · leans buyKyle Tucker — hold.conf 0.60
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