Head to head · Career batting
Nolan Arenado vs Juan Soto
In 2026 the two have been worth the same 3.9 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.
- Two of the 25 most valuable batting careers on this site, 2005–2026, by dbWAR.
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.
| Statistic | Nolan Arenado | Juan Soto |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1,936 | 1,207 |
| PA | 8,113 | 5,285 |
| H | 2,057 | 1,196 |
| 2B | 430 | 210 |
| 3B | 35 | 18 |
| HR | 383 | 271 |
| RBI | 1,270 | 765 |
| BB | 629 | 974 |
| SO | 1,214 | 898 |
| SB | 35 | 104 |
| AVG | .280 | .281 |
| SLG | .505 | .530 |
| WAR | 50.5 | 51.6 |
2026 season
| Statistic | Nolan Arenado | Juan Soto |
|---|---|---|
| G | 152 | 111 |
| PA | 599 | 482 |
| H | 136 | 110 |
| HR | 30 | 27 |
| RBI | 86 | 68 |
| SB | 4 | 9 |
| AVG | .255 | .275 |
| OBP | .331 | .393 |
| SLG | .475 | .515 |
| OPS | .806 | .908 |
| ISO | .220 | .240 |
| BB% | 8.7% | 16.2% |
| K% | 20.0% | 13.5% |
| wOBA | .350 | .388 |
| wRC+ | 123 | 150 |
| WAR | 3.9 | 3.9 |
Postseason
Box-score figures only: October is kept out of the season constants, so there is no wOBA, FIP or dbWAR for it.
| Statistic | Nolan Arenado | Juan Soto |
|---|---|---|
| G | 8 | 43 |
| PA | 35 | 191 |
| H | 5 | 45 |
| HR | 1 | 11 |
| RBI | 3 | 30 |
| BB | 0 | 27 |
| SO | 9 | 40 |
| SB | 0 | 2 |
| AVG | .152 | .281 |
| OBP | .143 | .389 |
| SLG | .242 | .537 |
| OPS | .385 | .927 |
More head to heads
The same seasons, measured against somebody else.
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.