Statistical Spotlight: Brett Baty’s bWAR

Brett Baty‘s 2025 was a breakthrough in many ways.

The Texas native played in 130 games last season, which is the most in his short career thus far. After his performance in 2024, there was a lot of uncertainty during the offseason as to where Baty would play, and how much he would as well. He took reps at both second and third base. Brett was focused on securing a position somewhere on the field, showing his dedication despite the question marks surrounding him. In 2025, Brett improved massively, especially at the plate, and helped solidify a spot on the roster.

Last season, Baty slashed .254/.313/.435, all career highs. He recorded 100 hits, smashed 18 home runs, and drove in 50 RBIs. He also scored 53 runs of his own. He really turned it on in the second half of the season post-All-Star Game. After the Mid-Summer Classic, Baty slashed .291/.353/.477 with an impressive .829 OPS. Baty seemed to earn more playing time throughout the season because of his progressive performances at the plate. While he managed to reach career highs in each of the above categories, the most impressive statistic from last season for Baty, which will be his statistical spotlight, was his WAR.

Baty’s bWAR was 3.1 for 2025, which is calculated with the following equation: batting runs + base running runs + fielding runs + positional adjustment + league adjustment + replacement runs divided by runs per win. In other words, WAR measures a player’s value in all facets of the game by deciphering how many more wins he’s worth than a replacement-level player at his same position. A 3-4 WAR is an above-average number for a starting player. For reference, an All-Star typically has a 4-5 WAR, so Baty wasn’t that far off. In fact, Baty’s 3.1 WAR was the best of his entire career. His other season WARs were 0.3 in 2024, -0.3 in 2023, and -0.7 in 2022. Another positive to take from Baty’s WAR stats is that he is getting better year after year.

With the addition of Marcus Semien, the Mets have seemed to secure the second base position. There was a bit of a carousel at third base last season; however, with Baty’s consistency in the second half of the season, he seemed to build confidence in Mets skipper Carlos Mendoza to become the main third baseman. It is hot stove season, though, so did Baty do enough to secure a starting job in 2026, or does David Stearns have another move up his sleeve for a new third baseman?

 

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