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James Wood's 2026 Legends Deck card — rated 84 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 | 0.271 |
| OPS | 0.941 |
| HR | 18 |
| RBI | 43 |
| SB | 12 |
| G | 69 |
| AB | 262 |
| BB | 56 |
| K | 96 |
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 | 0.278 |
| xSLG | 0.618 |
| xwOBA | 0.431 |
| Avg Exit Velo | 95.9 mph |
| Max Exit Velo | — |
| Barrel Rate | 25.3% |
| Hard-Hit Rate | 61.4% |
| Sprint Speed | 27.6 ft/sec |
| Whiff Rate | 32.2% |
| Chase Rate | 22.6% |
| OAA | -4 |
James Wood's 2026 barrel rate is 25.3%, ranked #1 of 394 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 average exit velocity is 95.9 mph, ranked #2 of 398 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 hard-hit rate is 61.4%, ranked #4 of 390 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 84 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.