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James Wood's 2026 Legends Deck card — rated 92 overall using real 2026 Statcast batting data (exit velocity, barrel rate, xwOBA, sprint speed). Ratings refresh nightly from Baseball Savant.
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| AVG | 0.266 |
| OPS | 0.919 |
| HR | 30 |
| RBI | 74 |
| SB | 18 |
| G | 121 |
| AB | 463 |
| BB | 95 |
| K | 160 |
Through mid-May, Wood leads MLB in two of the three power-contact metrics that matter most: a 27.1% barrel rate and a 60.4% hard-hit rate. His .425 xwOBA trails only Aaron Judge among qualified hitters. The 22-year-old Nationals outfielder posts 11 home runs and a .918 OPS through 40 games, on pace for a 40-HR season. A 22.3% chase rate — top quartile among power hitters — separates Wood from typical young sluggers whose damage output comes paired with strikeout volatility. The 35.1% whiff rate keeps him from elite contact territory, but the contact he does make is, on a per-batted-ball basis, the most damaging in baseball.
Reviewed 2026-05-13 · Statcast data refreshed nightly via Baseball Savant
| xBA | 0.275 |
| xSLG | 0.576 |
| xwOBA | 0.415 |
| Avg Exit Velo | 95.3 mph |
| Max Exit Velo | — |
| Barrel Rate | 20.5% |
| Hard-Hit Rate | 58.1% |
| Sprint Speed | 27.3 ft/sec |
| Whiff Rate | 30.1% |
| Chase Rate | 21.8% |
| OAA | -8 |
James Wood's 2026 average exit velocity is 95.3 mph, ranked #1 of 506 qualified hitters on the MLB Statcast average exit velocity leaderboard. Source: Baseball Savant, refreshed nightly.
What is average exit velocity? Average speed in mph of a hitter's batted balls as measured by Statcast radar at MLB ballparks across all contact types. Read more →
James Wood's 2026 barrel rate is 20.5%, ranked #2 of 498 qualified hitters on the MLB Statcast barrel rate leaderboard. Source: Baseball Savant, refreshed nightly.
What is barrel rate? Percentage of a hitter's batted balls that meet the Statcast "barrel" exit-velocity and launch-angle thresholds, historically producing a minimum .500 AVG and 1.500 SLG. Read more →
James Wood's 2026 hard-hit rate is 58.1%, ranked #9 of 464 qualified hitters on the MLB Statcast hard-hit rate leaderboard. Source: Baseball Savant, refreshed nightly.
What is hard-hit rate? Percentage of a hitter's batted balls with an exit velocity of 95 mph or higher — Statcast's broadest contact-quality signal.
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Legends Deck rates every card using percentile-scaled Statcast data from Baseball Savant. James Wood's current rating of 92 reflects their real 2026 season performance as of the last nightly refresh — not editorial opinion. When their actual Statcast numbers change, the card rating changes.
Full methodology: How Legends Deck card ratings work. Glossary: Barrel Rate, xwOBA, Exit Velocity, Sprint Speed.