Washington Nationals#29 · RFActive

James Wood

Age 23

Contract Value $806,900/yr

Size 6' 6" · 234

Bats Left

From Rockville, MD, USA

135G · 623 PA

.265

AVG

.388

OBP

.503

SLG

.891

OPS

RBI

4.1

WAR

84H-ScoreVERY STRONG

Contact quality and production lead the profile. 11th among 459 qualified hitters.

How H-Score works

Stats updated Oct 4, 3:33 AM ETLast game Sep 13 vs LAA

Season overview

AVG

.265102nd

OBP

.3889th

SLG

.50323rd

OPS

.8917th

3017th

RBI

7759th

BB%

16.9%6th

28.4%381st

wOBA

.3924th

WAR

4.122nd

How good is he?

StatPlayerMLB AvgPercentile

Production9550

ELITE

Contact Quality10050

ELITE

Plate Discipline6050

ABOVE AVG

Volume9050

ELITE

Power9450

ELITE

Splits8850

VERY STRONG

Recent form

WindowOPSHRRBIK%BB%Hard-hit%

Last 71.0350125.8%22.6%

Last 14.8610327.9%14.8%

Last 301.03551427.5%15.2%

Season.891307528.8%17.1%58.4%

Monthly OPS (2026)

Batted-ball profile

Avg exit velocity95.2 mph100th

Barrel rate20.3%100th

Hard-hit rate58.4%100th

Launch angle8.9°

Pull / center / oppo34 / 35 / 31

Pitch-type performance

PitchAVGWhiffSLG

4-Seam Fastball.37417.5%.715

Sinker.32112.2%.548

Slider.29545.9%.770

Changeup.26532.2%.388

Curveball.06048.0%.200

Sweeper.20039.6%.364

Cutter.21228.4%.394

Best production: slider and 4-seam fastball.

Highest whiff rate against: curveball and slider.

Splits

vs handedness

vs RHP

.949

AVG .273

vs LHP

.826

AVG .261

+.123 OPS vs RHP

Home / away

Home

1.035

AVG .296

Away

.805

AVG .241

+.230 OPS at home

By monthOPS · HR · RBI

Sep.80002

Aug.26701

Jul1.104920

Jun.764513

May.982615

Apr1.011921

Mar.60413

Career

YearTeamGAVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIWAR

2026Washington Nationals135.265.388.503.89130774.1

2025Washington Nationals157.256.350.475.8253194

2024Washington Nationals79.264.354.427.781941

Frequently asked

What is James Wood's 2026 batting line?+

.265/.388/.503 with 30 home runs and 77 RBI and 135 games — a .891 OPS.

What is his H-Score?+

84 out of 100, which we label very strong. 11th among 459 qualified hitters. Contact quality and production lead the profile.

Is he better against right- or left-handed pitching?+

Right-handed: a .949 OPS versus a .826 OPS against left-handers.

What pitches give him trouble?+

Highest whiff rate against curveball and slider. Best production against slider and 4-seam fastball.