James Wood
LF | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 7" 234LBS | Age: 22
Draft: 2021 | Rd: 2, #62, San Diego Padres | IMG Academy
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2024 336 295 43 78 9 14 .264 .354 .427 .781
2025 420 356 59 99 24 12 .278 .381 .534 .915
2 Seasons 756 651 102 177 33 26 .272 .369 .485 .854
AVG HR SB OPS
2024 .264 9 14 .781
2025 .278 24 12 .915
2 Seasons .272 33 26 .854
MLB Percentile Rankings
Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2024 21 1404 198 21 10.6 6.3 92.8 111.6 2.4 31.3 .265 .435 .342 .348 .450 52.0 28.9 11.6
2025 22 1751 243 45 18.5 10.7 93.6 117.9 6.1 34.2 .279 .564 .387 .396 .522 55.6 27.6 14.0
Player 3155 441 66 15.0 8.7 93.2 117.9 4.4 32.9 .273 .505 .367 .375 .490 54.0 28.2 13.0
MLB 7.1 4.8 88.5 122.9 12.4 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .316 .369 36.8 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2024 55.1 44.9 18.2 25.8 1.0 32.3 36.4 31.3 24.7 18.7 11.6 7.6 17.7 19.7
2025 50.6 49.4 23.0 24.3 2.1 30.9 42.0 27.2 21.0 22.6 7.0 9.9 19.3 20.2
Player 52.6 47.4 20.9 24.9 1.6 31.5 39.5 29.0 22.7 20.9 9.1 8.8 18.6 20.0
MLB 44.3 55.7 23.9 24.7 7.1 37.3 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.7 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 3.5 38.4 10.6 30.3 6.1 10.6 6.3
2025 3.3 35.4 12.8 22.2 6.6 18.5 10.7
Player 3.4 36.7 11.8 25.9 6.3 15.0 8.7
MLB 4.0 32.5 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.1 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2025 4-Seam Fastball 1.7 8 459 26.2 111 .337 .633 .438 21.6 27.9 24.6 .347 .709 .467 69.1
2025 Sinker 0.8 2 284 16.2 70 .333 .619 .434 23.3 22.9 25.4 .287 .565 .391 53.2
2025 Slider 1.2 3 264 15.1 69 .241 .426 .380 41.7 24.6 21.0 .275 .554 .426 51.4
2025 Curveball 1.4 3 211 12.1 42 .222 .361 .336 50.9 45.2 26.4 .150 .264 .251 35.3
2025 Changeup 0.2 0 184 10.5 40 .212 .394 .299 28.4 22.5 15.3 .248 .443 .336 46.2
2025 Cutter 4.2 5 129 7.4 32 .393 .857 .545 16.7 15.6 17.9 .409 .902 .566 69.6
2025 Sweeper -0.7 -1 122 7.0 26 .087 .130 .233 34.0 38.5 18.9 .109 .163 .183 38.5
2025 Split-Finger 1.6 1 87 5.0 19 .167 .500 .329 50.0 36.8 21.2 .216 .504 .325 36.4
2025 Slurve 9.2 1 11 0.6 3 .333 1.333 .667 50.0 66.7 28.6 .325 1.175 .612 100.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1.2 5 400 28.5 98 .281 .506 .377 21.2 32.7 27.6 .286 .543 .383 71.9
2024 Sinker -0.9 -2 234 16.7 57 .234 .426 .360 15.0 17.5 20.8 .282 .422 .378 59.5
2024 Slider -0.8 -2 196 14.0 46 .190 .333 .265 45.5 34.8 25.8 .213 .401 .300 53.8
2024 Curveball -1.8 -3 155 11.0 37 .125 .156 .226 43.3 48.6 34.0 .149 .215 .232 21.4
2024 Changeup 2.4 4 146 10.4 30 .357 .500 .393 29.8 23.3 16.3 .349 .446 .372 28.6
2024 Sweeper 2.5 3 119 8.5 30 .400 .600 .477 40.9 26.7 18.6 .357 .626 .470 47.1
2024 Cutter 0.1 0 92 6.6 24 .300 .350 .356 25.0 12.5 16.7 .247 .280 .310 52.9
2024 Split-Finger 5.0 2 43 3.1 8 .429 .714 .513 42.1 25.0 10.5 .184 .225 .245 0.0
2024 Slurve -3.0 -1 18 1.3 5 .200 .200 .180 12.5 20.0 20.0 .181 .197 .172 0.0
2024 Knuckleball 3.9 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 335 1,404 -1 -10 11 6 6
2025 412 1,751 15 -8 10 6 24
Player 747 3,155 14 -18 21 14 30
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2024 1,404 50.2 55.3 80.0 21.0 44.9 42.6 23.5 38.2 29.6 7.3 65.7
2025 1,751 50.0 54.9 78.8 23.6 48.8 44.0 21.8 39.3 30.2 7.5 66.4
Player 3,155 50.1 55.1 79.3 22.5 47.2 43.4 22.6 38.8 30.0 7.4 66.1
MLB 48.8 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.6 42.7 30.0 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
Bat
Speed
Squared-up
Rate
Swing
Length
2024 79 85 37
2025 94 79 95 95 92 98 97 97 99 98 9 94 14 76 69 43 49 96 37 18
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2024 26.30 9 9.8 -1 1 5 6 66.7
2025 26.20 24 22.8 1 4 14 13 54.2
Player 26.23 33 32.6 0 5 19 19 57.6
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2024 9 7 11 9 11 11 11 9 11 8 10 11 9 9 10 9 8 8 10 12 9 10 12 10 8 9 11 11 10 10 10
2025 24 22 18 18 22 23 23 19 21 19 24 26 24 29 24 19 25 19 24 25 24 25 25 25 19 20 24 23 26 24 24
Player 33 29 29 27 33 34 34 28 32 27 34 37 33 38 34 28 33 27 34 37 33 35 37 35 27 29 35 34 36 34 34
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2024 +/-   2025
Results
BA .264 +.014 .278
xBA .265 +.014 .279
OBP .354 +.027 .381
xOBP .355 +.029 .384
SLG .427 +.107 .534
xSLG .435 +.129 .564
ISO .163 +.093 .256
xISO .169 +.116 .285
BABIP .365 -.023 .342
wOBA .342 +.045 .387
xwOBA .348 +.048 .396
wOBACON .439 +.067 .506
xwOBACON .450 +.072 .522
BACON .394 +.013 .407
xBACON .396 +.016 .412
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 52.0 +3.6 55.6
Avg Exit Velocity 92.8 +0.8 93.6
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 31.3 +2.9 34.2
Barrel % 10.6 +7.9 18.5
Avg Launch Angle 2.4 +3.7 6.1
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 73.9 +2.2 76.1
Attack Angle +2° 10°
Ideal Attack Angle % 38.3 +1.5 39.8
Attack Direction -3°
Swing Path - Tilt 40° 40°
Swing Length 7.4 +0.2 7.6
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 92.9 +0.7 93.6
Breaking Velocity 82.6 +0.9 83.5
Offspeed Velocity 85.6 +1.3 86.9
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 21 +24 45
Popup % 1.0 +1.1 2.1
Flyball % 18.2 +4.8 23.0
Line Drive % 25.8 -1.5 24.3
Groundball % 55.1 -4.5 50.6
Pull % 32.3 -1.4 30.9
Straight Away % 36.4 +5.6 42.0
Opposite Field % 31.3 -4.1 27.2
Weak Contact % 3.5 -0.2 3.3
Pull Airball % 7.6 +2.3 9.9
Topped Contact % 38.4 -3.0 35.4
Under Contact % 10.6 +2.2 12.8
Flare/Burner Contact % 30.3 -8.1 22.2
Solid Contact % 6.1 +0.5 6.6
HR/FB % 25.0 +17.9 42.9
Popups 2 +3 5
Flyballs 36 +20 56
Line Drives 51 +8 59
Groundballs 109 +14 123
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 50.2 -0.2 50.0
Out of Zone % 49.8 +0.2 50.0
Edge % 42.6 +1.4 44.0
Zone Swing % 55.3 -0.4 54.9
Out of Zone Swing % 21.0 +2.6 23.6
In Zone Contact % 80.0 -1.2 78.8
Out of Zone Contact % 44.9 +3.9 48.8
Whiff % 29.6 +0.6 30.2
First Strike % 62.2 -9.2 53.0
First Pitch Swing % 23.5 -1.7 21.8
Swing % 38.2 +1.1 39.3
Meatball Swing % 65.7 +0.7 66.4
Meatball % 7.3 +0.2 7.5
Zone Swing & Miss % 20.0 +1.2 21.2
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 55.1 -3.9 51.2
In Zone 705 +171 876
Out of Zone 699 +178 877
Edge 598 +173 771
In Zone Swings 390 +91 481
Out of Zone Swings 147 +60 207
In Zone Swing & Misses 78 +24 102
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 81 +25 106
Basic
Pitches 1,404 +347 1,751
PA 336 +84 420
AB 295 +61 356
Hits 78 +21 99
Singles 52 +4 56
Doubles 13 +6 19
Triples 4 -4 0
Home Runs 9 +15 24
Walks 39 +20 59
Strikeouts 97 +19 116
K% 28.9 -1.3 27.6
BB% 11.6 +2.4 14.0
HBP 2 0 2
Batted Balls 198 +45 243
Number of Fastballs 726 +146 872
Number of Offspeed 189 +82 271
Number of Breaking 350 +124 474
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2024 Shades L 335 133 39.7 .352 .328
2025 Shades L 412 205 49.8 .404 .371
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2024 437 15.5 43.0% 0.0% 289 18.1 9.3% 0.0%
2025 546 15.4 42.3% 0.2% 326 18.2 8.0% 0.6%
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