James Wood 2026 Nationals · RF · bats L · throws R · 440 PA
Grade
Contact Quality: 98th percentile Power: 92nd percentile Discipline: 99th percentile Contact: 16th percentile Hard Contact: 99th percentile A+ 98th percentile contact quality
Three-Outcome Slugger Elite power and walks; lives with the strikeouts.
One of the league's most dangerous bats James Wood walks at an elite clip — better than 99% of qualified hitters. The strikeouts pile up, though — only 16% of qualified hitters whiff more often.
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
James Wood League Percentile Bases per ball in play(higher = better) .874 .507 98th Walk rate(higher = better) 18% 8% 99th Strikeout rate(fewer = better) 29% 23% 16th
How he hits Hits it to Oppo most often, and does the most damage to Center.
Best batted balls Where every ball James Wood 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 · 231 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*
.945
lg .697 best 1.033
BABIP
.340
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 · James Wood Seasons 2026 week by week
Trending up: overall production, power, walk rate, contact
EB/PAi ▲ improving improving vs last season — Producing more per plate appearance than last season ↓ CSV Estimated bases per plate appearance — higher = more offensive value
HR%i ▲ improving improving vs last season — Hitting home runs more often than last season ↓ CSV Home runs per plate appearance — higher = more power
BB%i ▲ improving improving vs last season — Walking more often than last season ↓ CSV Walks per plate appearance — higher = more plate discipline
K%i ▲ improving improving vs last season — Striking out less than last season ↓ CSV Strikeouts per plate appearance — lower = better contact
