Jacob
Young
CFAge : 27Bats : R
#30
Jacob Young
#30CF
Washington Nationals
Height : 5' 11" · Weight : 87 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-08-26
Born in : Ponte Vedra, FL, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington Nationals | 140 | 421 | 106 | 10 | 50 | .252 | .708 |
| 2025 | Washington Nationals | 120 | 324 | 75 | 2 | 31 | .231 | .583 |
| 2024 | Washington Nationals | 150 | 468 | 120 | 3 | 36 | .256 | .647 |
| 2023 | Washington Nationals | 33 | 107 | 27 | 0 | 12 | .252 | .658 |
| Career totals | 443 | 1320 | 328 | 15 | 129 | .248 | .651 | |
ContractWashington Nationals payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.79 M$
2026
0.79 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Arb 1
2028
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Arb 2
2029
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
95
wOBA
.313
xwOBA
.313
OPS
.708
AVG
.252
OBP
.318
HR
10
RBI
50
SB
18
PA
471
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.0
Home runs
9
2026 WAR
2.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+9)
- 20230.9 WAR
- 20242.6 WAR · 3.0 per full season
- 20250.9 WAR · 1.5 per full season
- 20262.3 WAR · 2.9 per full season
Outlook, age included
+19 · 26 y.o. · prime years
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
78
Established regular
- CON
- Contact
- 84
- POW
- Power
- 61
- EYE
- Eye
- 71
- SPD
- Speed
- 90
- FLD
- Fielding
- 92
- DUR
- Durability
- 77
- EX
- Experience
- 55
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
2.3
#107 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
61 / 100
#104 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
70 / 100
Surplus $21.7M · salary $0.8MPAL: 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
87.7 mi/h
29th percentile
Max exit velocity
110.1 mi/h
41th percentile
Barrels
5.7 %
29th percentile
Hard-hit
31.4 %
14th percentile
xBA
.257
67th percentile
Bat speed
69.6 mi/h
18th percentile
Sprint speed
29.1 pi/s
91th percentile
Outs above average
11
91th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | WSH | 2.3 | 61 | 78 | 87.7 | 110.1 | 5.7 | 31.4 | .257 |
| 2025 | WSH | 0.9 | 35 | 75 | 87.6 | 107.0 | 1.9 | 34.2 | .262 |
| 2024 | WSH | 2.6 | 62 | 74 | 85.8 | 106.7 | 1.6 | 28.9 | .254 |
| 2023 | WSH | 0.9 | 56 | 75 | 86.4 | 107.5 | 0.0 | 30.7 | .230 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs NYM | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .252 |
| Sep 25 | vs NYM | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| Sep 23 | @ DET | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 |
| Sep 21 | @ DET | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 |
| Sep 20 | @ STL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| Sep 19 | @ STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| Sep 18 | @ STL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .248 |
| Sep 15 | vs PHI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Sep 13 | vs LAA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| Sep 12 | vs LAA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .249 |