Head to head · 2026 batting

Kyle Higashioka vs Brandon Valenzuela

In 2026 Brandon Valenzuela has been worth 0.5 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.

Kyle Higashioka TEX

Brandon Valenzuela TOR

2026 batting. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted — for strikeout rate that is the lower one.
Statistic	Kyle Higashioka	Brandon Valenzuela
G	53	79
PA	186	271
H	36	54
HR	7	9
RBI	18	24
SB	0	2
AVG	.218	.226
OBP	.306	.311
SLG	.370	.377
OPS	.676	.688
ISO	.152	.151
BB%	10.2%	10.7%
K%	25.3%	25.5%
wOBA	.305	.309
wRC+	93	93
WAR	0.6	1.1

Career

Totalled over the seasons published here, which is not the same as a whole career: a player who debuted before 2015 begins at 2015, 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 table above.
Statistic	Kyle Higashioka	Brandon Valenzuela
G	512	79
PA	1,699	271
H	343	54
2B	66	9
3B	2	0
HR	75	9
RBI	231	24
BB	105	29
SO	437	69
SB	5	2
AVG	.218	.226
SLG	.406	.377
WAR	4.3	1.1

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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.