Head to head · 2026 batting

Jordan Walker vs James Wood

In 2026 James Wood has been worth 1.6 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 right fielders of 2026 by dbWAR.

Jordan Walker STL

James Wood WSH

2026 season

2026 batting. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted — for strikeout rate that is the lower one.
Statistic	Jordan Walker	James Wood
G	158	135
PA	667	623
H	165	136
HR	29	30
RBI	102	77
SB	22	21
AVG	.271	.265
OBP	.328	.388
SLG	.468	.503
OPS	.796	.891
ISO	.197	.238
BB%	7.5%	16.4%
K%	26.1%	28.7%
wOBA	.346	.386
wRC+	124	141
WAR	3.4	5.0

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	Jordan Walker	James Wood
G	433	371
PA	1,706	1,648
H	392	367
2B	75	81
3B	4	5
HR	56	70
RBI	214	212
BB	126	226
SO	454	497
SB	40	50
AVG	.252	.261
SLG	.413	.475
WAR	4.0	10.5

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The same seasons, measured against somebody else.

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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.