Head to head · 2026 batting

Lawrence Butler vs Oneil Cruz

So far in 2026 Oneil Cruz has been worth 2.3 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.

Lawrence Butler ATH

Oneil Cruz PIT

2026 batting, season in progress. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted — for strikeout rate that is the lower one.
Statistic	Lawrence Butler	Oneil Cruz
G	143	91
PA	508	402
H	102	99
HR	17	19
RBI	59	66
SB	10	28
AVG	.230	.280
OBP	.321	.368
SLG	.387	.484
OPS	.709	.853
ISO	.158	.204
BB%	11.6%	11.2%
K%	26.2%	33.8%
wOBA	.318	.373
wRC+	90	131
WAR	1.2	3.5

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	Lawrence Butler	Oneil Cruz
G	454	470
PA	1,718	1,955
H	369	421
2B	75	79
3B	5	11
HR	64	79
RBI	189	264
BB	157	195
SO	455	629
SB	50	101
AVG	.238	.242
SLG	.417	.437
WAR	5.2	12.1

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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.