Jacob
Wilson
SSAge : 24Bats : R
#5
Jacob Wilson
#5SS
Athletics
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 86 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-07-19
Born in : Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Athletics | 80 | 320 | 85 | 7 | 37 | .266 | .686 |
| 2025 | Athletics | 125 | 486 | 151 | 13 | 63 | .311 | .799 |
| 2024 | Athletics | 28 | 92 | 23 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .629 |
| Career totals | 233 | 898 | 259 | 20 | 103 | .288 | .742 | |
ContractAthletics payroll →
- Type
- Extension
- Length
- 7 yrs · 2026–2032
- Total value
- 70.0 M$
- AAV
- 10.00 M$
2026
1.43 M$
Guaranteed
2027
2.93 M$
Guaranteed
2028
4.93 M$
Guaranteed
2029
9.43 M$
Guaranteed
2030
12.43 M$
Guaranteed
2031
17.43 M$
Guaranteed
2032
19.43 M$
Guaranteed
2033
26.00 M$
Club option
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
83
wOBA
.301
xwOBA
.282
OPS
.686
AVG
.266
OBP
.298
HR
7
RBI
37
SB
4
PA
337
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.0
Home runs
9
2026 WAR
1.5
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-6)
- 20240.0 WAR
- 20253.1 WAR · 3.6 per full season
- 20261.5 WAR · 2.7 per full season
Outlook, age included
+19 · 24 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
60
Depth
- CON
- Contact
- 92
- POW
- Power
- 51
- EYE
- Eye
- 71
- SPD
- Speed
- 71
- FLD
- Fielding
- 76
- DUR
- Durability
- 55
- EX
- Experience
- 47
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
1.5
#150 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
31 / 100
#184 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
35 / 100
Surplus $4.7M · salary $10.0MPAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
84.1 mi/h
2th percentile
Max exit velocity
105.6 mi/h
1th percentile
Barrels
2.5 %
7th percentile
Hard-hit
27.6 %
5th percentile
xBA
.262
74th percentile
Bat speed
64.7 mi/h
1th percentile
Sprint speed
27.0 pi/s
40th percentile
Outs above average
9
87th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ATH | 1.5 | 31 | 60 | 84.1 | 105.6 | 2.5 | 27.6 | .262 |
| 2025 | ATH | 3.1 | 47 | 61 | 84.6 | 108.5 | 2.2 | 24.7 | .277 |
| 2024 | ATH | 0.0 | 26 | 64 | 85.4 | 104.6 | 0.0 | 19.0 | .267 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16 | vs TEX | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| Aug 14 | vs TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Aug 11 | vs TB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Aug 10 | vs TB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| Aug 9 | @ BOS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| Aug 8 | @ BOS | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Aug 7 | @ BOS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .268 |
| Aug 5 | @ CIN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Aug 4 | @ CIN | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| Aug 1 | vs DET | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .274 |