Head to head · 2026 batting

Michael Busch vs Ian Happ

So far in 2026 Michael Busch has been worth 0.2 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.

Michael Busch CHC

Ian Happ CHC

2026 batting, season in progress. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted — for strikeout rate that is the lower one.
Statistic	Michael Busch	Ian Happ
G	153	148
PA	680	607
H	137	114
HR	20	24
RBI	77	66
SB	3	4
AVG	.239	.220
OBP	.350	.330
SLG	.397	.416
OPS	.747	.746
ISO	.159	.197
BB%	12.9%	13.0%
K%	23.1%	29.8%
wOBA	.337	.332
wRC+	112	108
WAR	2.3	2.1

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	Michael Busch	Ian Happ
G	482	1,275
PA	1,920	5,056
H	409	1,064
2B	83	243
3B	9	18
HR	77	197
RBI	239	623
BB	215	619
SO	485	1,356
SB	10	74
AVG	.245	.244
SLG	.445	.443
WAR	8.7	23.4

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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.