Head to head · 2026 batting

Matt Wallner vs Taylor Ward

So far in 2026 Taylor Ward has been worth 1.5 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.

Matt Wallner MIN

Taylor Ward BAL

2026 batting, season in progress. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted — for strikeout rate that is the lower one.
Statistic	Matt Wallner	Taylor Ward
G	34	140
PA	135	604
H	20	110
HR	4	7
RBI	10	35
SB	0	4
AVG	.167	.222
OBP	.259	.358
SLG	.292	.309
OPS	.551	.667
ISO	.125	.087
BB%	7.4%	16.4%
K%	39.3%	21.5%
wOBA	.255	.315
wRC+	57	100
WAR	-0.4	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	Matt Wallner	Taylor Ward
G	302	835
PA	1,107	3,437
H	211	725
2B	50	144
3B	5	9
HR	55	120
RBI	138	380
BB	114	379
SO	367	819
SB	10	28
AVG	.223	.243
SLG	.461	.417
WAR	5.2	11.7

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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.