Head to head · 2026 batting

Michael Busch vs Colton Cowser

So far in 2026 Michael Busch has been worth 1.3 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.

Michael Busch CHC

Colton Cowser BAL

2026 batting, season in progress. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted — for strikeout rate that is the lower one.
Statistic	Michael Busch	Colton Cowser
G	153	128
PA	680	374
H	137	72
HR	20	13
RBI	77	39
SB	3	10
AVG	.239	.221
OBP	.350	.311
SLG	.397	.365
OPS	.747	.676
ISO	.159	.144
BB%	12.9%	11.5%
K%	23.1%	31.0%
wOBA	.337	.305
wRC+	112	93
WAR	2.3	1.0

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	Colton Cowser
G	482	390
PA	1,920	1,372
H	409	264
2B	83	48
3B	9	3
HR	77	53
RBI	239	152
BB	215	135
SO	485	438
SB	10	34
AVG	.245	.218
SLG	.445	.393
WAR	8.7	3.6

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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.