James

McCann

CAge : 36Bats : R

James McCann

Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 107 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2014-09-01

Born in : Santa Barbara, CA, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2026	Arizona Diamondbacks	52	156	44	7	28	.282	.766
2025	Arizona Diamondbacks	42	123	32	5	17	.260	.755
2024	Baltimore Orioles	66	214	50	8	31	.234	.667
2023	Baltimore Orioles	70	207	46	6	26	.222	.646
2022	New York Mets	61	174	34	3	18	.195	.539
2021	New York Mets	121	375	87	10	46	.232	.643
2020	Chicago White Sox	31	97	28	7	15	.289	.896
2019	Chicago White Sox	118	439	120	18	60	.273	.788
2018	Detroit Tigers	118	427	94	8	39	.220	.581
2017	Detroit Tigers	106	352	89	13	49	.253	.733
2016	Detroit Tigers	105	344	76	12	48	.221	.630
2015	Detroit Tigers	114	401	106	7	41	.264	.684
2014	Detroit Tigers	9	12	3	0	0	.250	.583
Career totals		1013	3321	809	104	418	.244	.681

ContractArizona Diamondbacks payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 2.8 M$
AAV: 2.75 M$

2026
2.75 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

109

wOBA

.332

xwOBA

.303

OPS

.766

AVG

.282

OBP

.311

RBI

166

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.4

Home runs

2026 WAR

0.5

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (0)

20230.3 WAR · 0.8 per full season
20240.2 WAR · 0.5 per full season
20250.7 WAR
20260.5 WAR · 1.8 per full season

Outlook, age included

-30 · 36 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

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

Replacement or prospect

CON: Contact; 72
POW: Power; 77
EYE: Eye; 47
SPD: Speed; 61
FLD: Fielding; 68
DUR: Durability; 35
EX: Experience; 90

Why these ratings?

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

0.5

PAL Rating

48 / 100

Value Rating

29 / 100

Surplus $1.6M · salary $3.3M

PAL: dimensions

Offense53

Power67

Discipline9

Speed18

Defense61

WAR, in runs

Batting+1.8

Baserunning-0.5

Fielding-0.5

Positional+3.1

Replacement+5.1

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

89.9 mi/h

65th percentile

Max exit velocity

109.8 mi/h

35th percentile

Barrels

11.1 %

74th percentile

Hard-hit

43.6 %

69th percentile

xBA

.240

36th percentile

Bat speed

72.0 mi/h

50th percentile

Sprint speed

25.2 pi/s

7th percentile

Outs above average

51th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2026	AZ	0.5	48	56	89.9	109.8	11.1	43.6	.240
2025	AZ	0.7	61	54	92.3	110.3	7.6	52.2	.239
2024	BAL	0.2	28	45	87.4	110.5	8.6	37.7	.241
2023	BAL	0.3	24	48	89.8	112.1	7.1	43.9	.259
2022	NYM	0.1	14	45	90.2	108.4	6.9	40.8	.237
2021	NYM	0.3	9	51	87.3	112.5	6.1	40.7	.216

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	AB	H	HR	RBI	SO	AVG
Sep 27	@ SD	4	1	0	0	0	.282
Sep 26	@ SD	4	1	1	2	2	.283
Sep 25	@ SD	1	0	0	0	1	.284
Sep 24	@ COL	5	2	1	2	0	.286
Sep 13	vs TEX	4	0	0	0	0	.282
Sep 11	vs TEX	0	0	0	0	0	.290
Sep 9	@ KC	3	0	0	0	2	.290
Sep 6	@ HOU	3	1	0	1	1	.296
Sep 2	vs PHI	3	1	1	1	2	.295
Aug 29	@ SF	4	1	0	0	3	.295