St. Louis Cardinals#26 · 2BActive

JJ Wetherholt

Age 24

Contract Value $780,000/yr

Size 5' 9" · 190

Bats Left

From Baltimore, MD, USA

139G · 619 PA

.242

AVG

.339

OBP

.365

SLG

.704

OPS

RBI

4.4

WAR

64H-ScoreABOVE AVG

Plate discipline and volume lead the profile. 121st among 459 qualified hitters.

How H-Score works

Stats updated Oct 3, 4:02 AM ETLast game Aug 29 vs PIT

Season overview

AVG

.242221st

OBP

.339107th

SLG

.365301st

OPS

.704230th

17112th

RBI

51164th

BB%

10.8%131st

16.2%81st

wOBA

.321173rd

WAR

4.415th

How good is he?

StatPlayerMLB AvgPercentile

Production6850

ABOVE AVG

Contact Quality6750

ABOVE AVG

Plate Discipline8050

VERY STRONG

Volume8050

VERY STRONG

Power6050

ABOVE AVG

Splits5850

AVERAGE

Recent form

WindowOPSHRRBIK%BB%Hard-hit%

Last 7.7771227.6%3.4%

Last 14.7891320.3%5.1%

Last 30.7732816.8%13.7%

Season.704174816.7%11.1%44.8%

Monthly OPS (2026)

Batted-ball profile

Avg exit velocity89.9 mph74th

Barrel rate7.5%53rd

Hard-hit rate44.8%82nd

Launch angle11.6°

Pull / center / oppo37 / 40 / 23

Pitch-type performance

PitchAVGWhiffSLG

4-Seam Fastball.26120.6%.548

Sinker.23417.7%.243

Slider.27417.4%.290

Changeup.16722.2%.241

Sweeper.22226.9%.333

Curveball.24219.0%.273

Cutter.21920.0%.500

Best production: 4-seam fastball and cutter.

Highest whiff rate against: sweeper and changeup.

Splits

vs handedness

vs RHP

.732

AVG .251

vs LHP

.664

AVG .227

+.068 OPS vs RHP

Home / away

Home

.622

AVG .222

Away

.802

AVG .261

+.180 OPS on the road

By monthOPS · HR · RBI

Aug.59517

Jul.67547

Jun.74739

May.66529

Apr.868612

Mar.79814

Career

YearTeamGAVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIWAR

2026St. Louis Cardinals139.242.339.365.70417514.4

Frequently asked

What is JJ Wetherholt's 2026 batting line?+

.242/.339/.365 with 17 home runs and 51 RBI and 139 games — a .704 OPS.

What is his H-Score?+

64 out of 100, which we label above avg. 121st among 459 qualified hitters. Plate discipline and volume lead the profile.

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

Right-handed: a .732 OPS versus a .664 OPS against left-handers.

What pitches give him trouble?+

Highest whiff rate against sweeper and changeup. Best production against 4-seam fastball and cutter.