James
Crooks
CAge : 25Bats : L
#8
Jimmy Crooks
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 104 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2025-08-29
Born in : Euless, TX, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | St. Louis Cardinals | 52 | 134 | 24 | 5 | 14 | .179 | .591 |
| 2025 | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .133 | .396 |
| Career totals | 67 | 179 | 30 | 6 | 15 | .168 | .544 | |
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
65
wOBA
.264
xwOBA
.294
OPS
.591
AVG
.179
OBP
.255
HR
5
RBI
14
SB
0
PA
149
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.0
Home runs
3
2026 WAR
0.0
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20260.0 WAR
Outlook, age included
+25 · 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
50
Replacement or prospect
- CON
- Contact
- 61
- POW
- Power
- 76
- EYE
- Eye
- 56
- SPD
- Speed
- 70
- FLD
- Fielding
- 61
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 37
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).
PAL: 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
91.7 mi/h
89th percentile
Max exit velocity
109.8 mi/h
35th percentile
Barrels
11.5 %
77th percentile
Hard-hit
48.3 %
87th percentile
xBA
.198
2th percentile
Bat speed
71.9 mi/h
48th percentile
Sprint speed
26.9 pi/s
37th percentile
Outs above average
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Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs PIT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 |
| Aug 28 | vs PIT | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .174 |
| Aug 26 | vs BAL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .171 |
| Aug 25 | vs BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .173 |
| Aug 22 | @ PHI | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .175 |
| Aug 21 | @ PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .172 |
| Aug 20 | @ CIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .174 |
| Aug 19 | @ CIN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .176 |
| Aug 17 | @ CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .183 |
| Aug 16 | @ CHC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .184 |