James
Wood
RFAge : 24Bats : L
#29
James Wood
#29RF
Washington Nationals
Height : 6' 6" · Weight : 106 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-07-01
Born in : Rockville, MD, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington Nationals | 135 | 513 | 136 | 30 | 77 | .265 | .891 |
| 2025 | Washington Nationals | 157 | 598 | 153 | 31 | 94 | .256 | .825 |
| 2024 | Washington Nationals | 79 | 295 | 78 | 9 | 41 | .264 | .781 |
| Career totals | 371 | 1406 | 367 | 70 | 212 | .261 | .840 | |
ContractWashington Nationals payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.81 M$
2026
0.81 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
—
Arb 1
2029
—
Arb 2
2030
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
142
wOBA
.383
xwOBA
.403
OPS
.891
AVG
.265
OBP
.388
HR
30
RBI
77
SB
21
PA
623
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
4.5
Home runs
33
2026 WAR
4.1
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+10)
- 20241.2 WAR · 2.1 per full season
- 20253.1 WAR · 2.7 per full season
- 20264.1 WAR · 3.9 per full season
Outlook, age included
+35 · 23 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
88
High-end
- CON
- Contact
- 72
- POW
- Power
- 94
- EYE
- Eye
- 85
- SPD
- Speed
- 76
- FLD
- Fielding
- 63
- DUR
- Durability
- 78
- 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
4.1
#30 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
98 / 100
#5 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
93 / 100
Surplus $39.3M · 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
95.4 mi/h
100th percentile
Max exit velocity
116.3 mi/h
96th percentile
Barrels
18.6 %
99th percentile
Hard-hit
58.9 %
100th percentile
xBA
.271
84th percentile
Bat speed
76.9 mi/h
96th percentile
Sprint speed
27.1 pi/s
43th percentile
Outs above average
-6
17th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | WSH | 4.1 | 98 | 88 | 95.4 | 116.3 | 18.6 | 58.9 | .271 |
| 2025 | WSH | 3.1 | 81 | 83 | 94.3 | 118.0 | 16.3 | 56.3 | .259 |
| 2024 | WSH | 1.2 | 68 | 79 | 92.8 | 111.6 | 10.6 | 52.0 | .265 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs NYM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .265 |
| Sep 26 | vs NYM | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| Sep 25 | vs NYM | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .265 |
| Sep 23 | @ DET | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .262 |
| Sep 22 | @ DET | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .265 |
| Sep 21 | @ DET | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .265 |
| Sep 20 | @ STL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .265 |
| Sep 19 | @ STL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| Sep 18 | @ STL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .266 |
| Sep 16 | vs PHI | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |