Head to head · 2026 batting

Alec Burleson vs JJ Wetherholt

In 2026 Alec Burleson has been worth 0.7 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.

Teammates: two of the 3 most valuable hitters on the 2026 St. Louis Cardinals.

Alec Burleson STL

JJ Wetherholt STL

2026 season

2026 batting. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted — for strikeout rate that is the lower one.
Statistic	Alec Burleson	JJ Wetherholt
G	160	138
PA	670	619
H	169	130
HR	26	17
RBI	116	51
SB	4	14
AVG	.279	.242
OBP	.343	.339
SLG	.473	.365
OPS	.816	.704
ISO	.193	.123
BB%	8.2%	10.3%
K%	18.1%	16.8%
wOBA	.354	.320
wRC+	130	105
WAR	3.8	3.1

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	Alec Burleson	JJ Wetherholt
G	573	138
PA	2,211	619
H	546	130
2B	104	15
3B	4	0
HR	74	17
RBI	302	51
BB	157	64
SO	330	104
SB	22	14
AVG	.271	.242
SLG	.437	.365
WAR	7.6	3.1

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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.