Head to head · 2026 batting

Kyle Schwarber vs Esmerlyn Valdez

In 2026 Kyle Schwarber has been worth 2.0 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.

Their 2026 seasons were among each other's nearest on rate statistics.

Kyle Schwarber PHI

Esmerlyn Valdez PIT

2026 season

2026 batting. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted — for strikeout rate that is the lower one.
Statistic	Kyle Schwarber	Esmerlyn Valdez
G	156	72
PA	701	287
H	135	56
HR	45	17
RBI	97	47
SB	3	0
AVG	.232	.232
OBP	.354	.345
SLG	.503	.510
OPS	.857	.855
ISO	.270	.278
BB%	15.0%	14.6%
K%	31.4%	37.6%
wOBA	.371	.370
wRC+	130	131
WAR	3.7	1.7

Postseason

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

Every published postseason, batting, summed with the rates recomputed from the counts.
Statistic	Kyle Schwarber	Esmerlyn Valdez
G	76	—
PA	309	—
H	61	—
HR	24	—
RBI	38	—
BB	48	—
SO	83	—
SB	5	—
AVG	.239	—
OBP	.366	—
SLG	.549	—
OPS	.915	—

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	Kyle Schwarber	Esmerlyn Valdez
G	1,446	72
PA	6,085	287
H	1,185	56
2B	195	14
3B	15	1
HR	385	17
RBI	881	47
BB	869	42
SO	1,747	108
SB	40	0
AVG	.231	.232
SLG	.500	.510
WAR	33.3	1.7

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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.