Alika Williams 2026 Athletics · SS · bats R · throws R · 81 PA
Grade
Contact Quality: 9th percentile Power: 22nd percentile Discipline: 12th percentile Contact: 17th percentile Hard Contact: 20th percentile F 9th percentile contact quality
Still Searching Below league average across the board.
Still searching for results at the plate Nothing stands out yet — even Alika Williams's best mark (hard-hit rate) beats only 20% of qualified hitters. The overall production lags — only 9% of qualified hitters create fewer estimated bases per plate appearance. Early-season read — only 81 plate appearances so far.
Each spoke is a skill estimate adjusted for sample size — not raw season stats — so farther out = better. Percentiles vs. 463 qualified hitters. Data through 2026-07-09. Plays like… Same archetype, nearest by rate — the hitters whose profile looks most like this one.
What drives it What drives it Every plate appearance ends one of three ways: a strikeout (0 bases), a walk (1 base), or a ball in play worth its estimated bases. The bar splits his value into those pieces, versus the league. More bases is better. In the table, 100th percentile = best in MLB.
Bases per plate appearance
Alika Williams League Percentile Bases per ball in play(higher = better) .491 .507 9th Walk rate(higher = better) 4% 8% 12th Strikeout rate(fewer = better) 31% 23% 17th
How he hits Hits it to Center most often, and does the most damage to Pull.
Best batted balls Where every ball Alika Williams put in play landed this season. Dots are colored by estimated bases (EB) — pale slate (easy out) to dark teal (home-run territory). Filled dots are hits; hollow rings are outs — a dark ring in the outfield is a crushed ball that got caught.Hover a dot or a row to link the two; click to watch on Baseball Savant.
Contact & results 2026 · 52 balls in play What kind of contact he makes, and what it turns into. Top bar: his contact mix (grounders, liners, fly balls, pop-ups). Each sits over the thin league-average bar. Below, the rates he puts up — each dot is his mark, the dashed line league median, the teal tick league’s best. Further right is better. Hover or tab any bar or dot for exact values. Starred rows (*) are approximate.
OPS*
.767
lg .697 best 1.033
BABIP
.400
lg .286 best .491
* Approximate: sacrifice flies and bunts aren't distinguishable in our data, so every ball in play counts as an at-bat. Slightly off official figures.
Best games Best games His best games this season by estimated bases.
Trends Multi-season trends · Alika Williams Seasons 2026 week by week
Trending up: power, walk rate · Trending down: contact
EB/PAi — steady steady vs last season — About the same as his previous season ↓ CSV Estimated bases per plate appearance — higher = more offensive value
HR%i ▲ improving improving vs last season — Hitting home runs more often than his previous season ↓ CSV Home runs per plate appearance — higher = more power
BB%i ▲ improving improving vs last season — Walking more often than his previous season ↓ CSV Walks per plate appearance — higher = more plate discipline
K%i ▼ declining declining vs last season — Striking out more than his previous season ↓ CSV Strikeouts per plate appearance — lower = better contact
