Head to head · 2026 batting

Lawrence Butler vs Oneil Cruz

In 2026 Oneil Cruz has been worth 2.5 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.

Their 2025 seasons were among each other's nearest on rate statistics.

Lawrence Butler ATH

Oneil Cruz PIT

2026 season

2026 batting. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted — for strikeout rate that is the lower one.
Statistic	Lawrence Butler	Oneil Cruz
G	150	96
PA	539	419
H	112	103
HR	17	20
RBI	62	67
SB	10	30
AVG	.237	.280
OBP	.326	.368
SLG	.394	.486
OPS	.720	.854
ISO	.157	.207
BB%	11.3%	11.2%
K%	25.6%	33.2%
wOBA	.322	.373
wRC+	91	133
WAR	1.3	3.8

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	Lawrence Butler	Oneil Cruz
G	461	475
PA	1,749	1,972
H	379	425
2B	77	80
3B	6	11
HR	64	80
RBI	192	265
BB	159	197
SO	460	632
SB	50	103
AVG	.240	.243
SLG	.419	.438
WAR	5.3	12.4

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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.