Head to head · 2026 batting

Michael Harris II vs Jackson Merrill

In 2026 Michael Harris II has been worth 0.8 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.

Two of the 6 most valuable center fielders of 2026 by dbWAR.

Michael Harris II ATL

Jackson Merrill SD

2026 season

2026 batting. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted — for strikeout rate that is the lower one.
Statistic	Michael Harris II	Jackson Merrill
G	155	157
PA	621	664
H	174	156
HR	26	26
RBI	87	87
SB	12	27
AVG	.294	.254
OBP	.321	.303
SLG	.491	.440
OPS	.812	.743
ISO	.196	.186
BB%	3.7%	6.2%
K%	19.2%	24.1%
wOBA	.350	.322
wRC+	120	106
WAR	4.4	3.6

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	Michael Harris II	Jackson Merrill
G	17	16
PA	65	64
H	17	16
HR	2	2
RBI	7	9
BB	1	5
SO	10	16
SB	2	2
AVG	.274	.281
OBP	.297	.333
SLG	.452	.474
OPS	.748	.807

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	Michael Harris II	Jackson Merrill
G	676	425
PA	2,712	1,740
H	713	434
2B	136	82
3B	16	17
HR	99	66
RBI	342	244
BB	108	103
SO	549	369
SB	82	44
AVG	.278	.270
SLG	.460	.465
WAR	16.3	11.3

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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.