José
Tena
DHAge : 25Bats : L
#8
José Tena
Height : 5' 10" · Weight : 88 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-08-05
Born in : San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington Nationals | 115 | 257 | 57 | 7 | 25 | .222 | .672 |
| 2025 | Washington Nationals | 50 | 152 | 37 | 0 | 16 | .243 | .669 |
| 2024 | 44 | 161 | 43 | 3 | 15 | .267 | .652 | |
| 2024 | Washington Nationals | 41 | 157 | 43 | 3 | 15 | .274 | .668 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Guardians | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 2023 | Cleveland Guardians | 18 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .226 | .584 |
| Career totals | 227 | 601 | 144 | 10 | 59 | .240 | .661 | |
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
85
wOBA
.299
xwOBA
.291
OPS
.672
AVG
.222
OBP
.302
HR
7
RBI
25
SB
6
PA
288
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.2
Home runs
6
2026 WAR
-0.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-2)
- 20240.0 WAR · 0.0 per full season
- 20250.0 WAR · 0.0 per full season
- 2026-0.3 WAR · -0.6 per full season
Outlook, age included
+23 · 25 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
58
Replacement or prospect
- CON
- Contact
- 61
- POW
- Power
- 72
- EYE
- Eye
- 65
- SPD
- Speed
- 78
- FLD
- Fielding
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 60
- 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).
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
90.6 mi/h
78th percentile
Max exit velocity
114.0 mi/h
86th percentile
Barrels
8.3 %
54th percentile
Hard-hit
46.4 %
82th percentile
xBA
.221
11th percentile
Bat speed
73.9 mi/h
74th percentile
Sprint speed
27.8 pi/s
58th percentile
Outs above average
-3
28th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | WSH | -0.3 | 18 | 58 | 90.6 | 114.0 | 8.3 | 46.4 | .221 |
| 2025 | WSH | 0.0 | 19 | 59 | 89.2 | 108.5 | 5.2 | 40.5 | .243 |
| 2024 | WSH | 0.0 | 23 | 67 | 91.2 | 109.4 | 8.3 | 49.2 | .252 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs NYM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Sep 19 | @ STL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| Sep 18 | @ STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| Sep 16 | vs PHI | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .221 |
| Sep 13 | vs LAA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .225 |
| Sep 12 | vs LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 |
| Sep 9 | @ SD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| Sep 5 | @ LAD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .228 |
| Sep 4 | @ LAD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| Aug 31 | vs MIA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |