Head to head · 2026 batting

Jackson Merrill vs Bobby Witt Jr.

So far in 2026 Bobby Witt Jr. has been worth 1.2 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.

Jackson Merrill SD

Bobby Witt Jr.KC

2026 batting, season in progress. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted — for strikeout rate that is the lower one.
Statistic	Jackson Merrill	Bobby Witt Jr.
G	151	136
PA	641	603
H	151	147
HR	26	18
RBI	86	54
SB	26	43
AVG	.255	.277
OBP	.305	.358
SLG	.447	.440
OPS	.751	.798
ISO	.191	.162
BB%	6.2%	10.9%
K%	24.0%	17.2%
wOBA	.325	.346
wRC+	110	115
WAR	3.6	4.8

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	Jackson Merrill	Bobby Witt Jr.
G	419	762
PA	1,717	3,325
H	429	869
2B	81	181
3B	17	35
HR	66	123
RBI	243	427
BB	102	242
SO	363	591
SB	43	191
AVG	.271	.288
SLG	.468	.493
WAR	11.4	29.4

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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.