Head to head · 2026 batting

Sal Frelick vs Nicky Lopez

So far in 2026 Nicky Lopez has been worth 0.5 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.

Sal Frelick MIL

Nicky Lopez TEX

2026 batting, season in progress. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted — for strikeout rate that is the lower one.
Statistic	Sal Frelick	Nicky Lopez
G	104	89
PA	369	256
H	77	61
HR	4	1
RBI	39	24
SB	7	5
AVG	.236	.271
OBP	.299	.320
SLG	.325	.311
OPS	.624	.631
ISO	.089	.040
BB%	7.9%	4.7%
K%	10.3%	16.4%
wOBA	.281	.286
wRC+	74	79
WAR	-0.2	0.3

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	Sal Frelick	Nicky Lopez
G	445	745
PA	1,710	2,630
H	399	583
2B	68	87
3B	8	19
HR	21	8
RBI	158	177
BB	143	193
SO	233	382
SB	51	52
AVG	.263	.248
SLG	.359	.311
WAR	4.5	3.8

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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.