Head to head · 2026 ALCS batting

Chase DeLauter vs Victor Mesa Jr.

In 2026 Chase DeLauter has been worth 1.6 more wins. Both lines are computed from play-by-play on the same constants, so they are measured the same way rather than quoted from two sources.

Opponents in the 2026 ALCS, where the Tampa Bay Rays won 4-2 over the Cleveland Guardians.

Chase DeLauter CLE

Victor Mesa Jr.TB

Postseason

Box-score figures only: October is kept out of the season constants, so there is no wOBA, FIP or dbWAR for it.

2026 ALCS.
Statistic	Chase DeLauter	Victor Mesa Jr.
G	6	6
PA	26	23
H	8	2
HR	1	0
RBI	4	0
BB	4	2
SO	4	8
SB	0	1
AVG	.364	.095
OBP	.462	.174
SLG	.636	.095
OPS	1.098	.269

Every published postseason, batting, summed with the rates recomputed from the counts.
Statistic	Chase DeLauter	Victor Mesa Jr.
G	13	14
PA	55	48
H	14	6
HR	1	1
RBI	6	2
BB	7	5
SO	5	17
SB	0	2
AVG	.292	.140
OBP	.382	.229
SLG	.417	.209
OPS	.798	.438

2026 season

2026 batting. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted — for strikeout rate that is the lower one.
Statistic	Chase DeLauter	Victor Mesa Jr.
G	133	74
PA	559	262
H	142	60
HR	16	14
RBI	67	34
SB	11	9
AVG	.287	.255
OBP	.363	.323
SLG	.457	.489
OPS	.820	.812
ISO	.170	.234
BB%	10.7%	8.8%
K%	14.7%	20.2%
wOBA	.361	.352
wRC+	128	123
WAR	3.0	1.4

Career

Totalled over the seasons published here, which is not the same as a whole career: a player who debuted before 2005 begins at 2005, not at his real first game.

Career batting totals. AVG and SLG are recomputed from the components rather than averaged; OBP, wOBA and wRC+ need each season’s own constants and are left to the season table.
Statistic	Chase DeLauter	Victor Mesa Jr.
G	133	88
PA	559	300
H	142	66
2B	30	9
3B	3	3
HR	16	15
RBI	67	40
BB	60	28
SO	82	58
SB	11	9
AVG	.287	.247
SLG	.457	.472
WAR	3.0	1.5

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How these are computed

wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season’s own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page. To put these two beside a third, the comparison page takes up to four.