Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 24 |
| Height | 6' 6" |
| Weight | 234 lb |
| Debut | 2024-07-01 |
Player profile / Washington Nationals
James Wood
RF · Bats/Throws L/R · 6' 6", 234 lb · Age 24
Club Washington Nationals
Position RF
Roster Current MLB team
Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 336 | 43 | 78 | 9 | 14 | .264 | .354 | .427 | .781 |
| 2025 | 689 | 87 | 153 | 31 | 15 | .256 | .350 | .475 | .825 |
| 2026 | 623 | 106 | 136 | 30 | 21 | .265 | .388 | .503 | .891 |
| 3 Seasons | 1648 | 236 | 367 | 70 | 50 | .261 | .365 | .475 | .840 |
At a glance
Season percentile report
The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.
100
Offense
percentile
percentile
Rolling projection
Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update
Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.
| xwOBA preseason | 0.361 |
| xwOBA current pace | 0.404 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.393 |
| Observed weight | 75% |
xwOBA
0.370
0.381
0.393
0.405
0.416
wOBA
0.378
0.389
0.402
0.415
0.427
ISO
0.200
0.211
0.223
0.236
0.247
K%
26.5%
27.5%
28.7%
29.8%
30.8%
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%10.1%
99
Exit velocity95.4
100
Hard-hit%58.6%
100
xBA0.416
100
xSLG0.843
100
xwOBA0.404
100
BB%15.8%
99
Bat speed74.0
94
K%28.9%
20
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Runs-1.1 · RF
23
Arm Strength95.7 · RF
65
Outs Above Avg-3.0 · RF
9
Range Runs-6.7 · RF
6
Baserunning · percentile strip
Base Running Runs1.3 · RF
70
Bolts4.0 · RF
39
SB Success Rate88.2% · RF
75
Sprint Speed27.1 · RF
41
Mithrandir+
Plate skills: swing decisions and pitch-type resistance
Our research metrics for how this hitter controls the strike zone and handles each pitch family.
Avoids Bad ChasesST 76.5% · rebadged research
96
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 26.7% · rebadged research
34
Correct Decisions69.2% · rebadged research
79
Resists FastballwOBA 0.423 · validated
0
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline110
91
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.352 · borderline
0
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.237 · insufficient sample
100
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.323 · validated thin sample
3
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.307 · insufficient sample
88
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.379 · validated
13
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
230 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026). Direction profile remains as the v1 context layer when coordinate density is limited.
Zone profile
Aggregate zone heatmap
Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.
Bat tracking
Swing path, attack angle, bat speed
Aggregate Savant bat-tracking metrics; not per-swing motion capture. The full swing, with the recommended path overlaid, lives in the 3D Swing Simulator.
Live layer
Delta / regression
| xwOBA Δ | +0.037 |
| wOBA Δ | +0.036 |
positive regression
Regression watch
Unlucky so far. Better days ahead.
Wood’s wOBA sits at 0.402, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.404 — a gap of 0.002, 0.1 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 646 PA. The results have been worse than the process deserves; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to climb back toward the underlying level.
Comp Engine · 2026 profile shape
Closest profiles
| Player | Similarity | Agrees on | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| De La Cruz, Elly CIN · L | 0.72 | Barrel rateGround-ball rate | Player · Projection |
| Kurtz, Nick ATH · L | 0.70 | Hard-hit rateMax exit velocity | Player · Projection |
| Bauers, Jake MIL · L | 0.59 | Sweet-spot rateBat speed | Player · Projection |
| Alonso, Pete BAL · R | 0.52 | Sweet-spot rateBarrel rate | Player · Projection |
Profile-shape similarity, not results: six weighted feature groups standardized within this season's qualified hitters.
Mithrandir coverage
Module shelf
| Module | Cards | Latest | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitting | 15 | 2026-07-12 | Impact contact carried uneven swing decisions |
| Fielding | 13 | 2026-09-26 | 5 chances | 0 difficult plays | Run Exp +0.074 |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| Hitter Projections 20260.367 xwOBA | 23 HR | Projection |
| 2026-05-20 vs NYM0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E | 0-4 |
| 2026-04-20 vs ATL0 HR | 0 RBI / 5 Ch | 0 E | 0-4 | K |
| 2026-04-17 vs SF1 HR | 1 RBI / 4 Ch | 0 E | 1-5 | HR, 2 K, RBI |
| 2026-04-15 @ PIT0 HR | 0 RBI / 1 Ch | 0 E | 0-4 | 2 K |
| 2026-04-14 @ PIT0 HR | 0 RBI / 1 Ch | 0 E | 0-3 | 2 BB, 3 K, R |