Head to head · 2026 NLDS batting

Jake Bauers vs Fernando Tatis Jr.

In 2026 Fernando Tatis Jr. has been worth 0.2 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 NLDS, where the Milwaukee Brewers won 3-1 over the San Diego Padres.
Both among the 25 most valuable hitters of 2026 by dbWAR.
Their 2025 seasons were among each other's nearest on rate statistics.

Jake Bauers MIL

Fernando Tatis Jr.SD

Postseason

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

2026 NLDS.
Statistic	Jake Bauers	Fernando Tatis Jr.
G	4	4
PA	17	18
H	3	2
HR	0	1
RBI	0	2
BB	4	1
SO	6	4
SB	0	0
AVG	.250	.118
OBP	.471	.167
SLG	.250	.294
OPS	.721	.461

Every published postseason, batting, summed with the rates recomputed from the counts.
Statistic	Jake Bauers	Fernando Tatis Jr.
G	21	22
PA	78	96
H	15	23
HR	3	8
RBI	10	15
BB	11	11
SO	25	19
SB	1	3
AVG	.227	.274
OBP	.346	.365
SLG	.394	.619
OPS	.740	.984

2026 season

2026 batting. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted — for strikeout rate that is the lower one.
Statistic	Jake Bauers	Fernando Tatis Jr.
G	144	159
PA	578	704
H	127	181
HR	26	25
RBI	86	83
SB	11	38
AVG	.266	.289
OBP	.389	.358
SLG	.484	.470
OPS	.874	.828
ISO	.218	.181
BB%	16.3%	9.1%
K%	27.0%	18.5%
wOBA	.384	.360
wRC+	145	134
WAR	4.4	4.6

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	Jake Bauers	Fernando Tatis Jr.
G	743	829
PA	2,540	3,643
H	487	901
2B	100	168
3B	7	15
HR	84	177
RBI	297	476
BB	321	357
SO	725	820
SB	50	162
AVG	.223	.279
SLG	.391	.505
WAR	6.2	28.6

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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.