OVERALL GRADE
C Major-League Average
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PLAYER PROFILE
José Tena
Designated Hitter • Second Base • Left Field • Right Field • Third Base • Pitcher • Shortstop • Washington Nationals
Bats:
Left
Throws:
Right
Age:
25
Height:
5' 10"
Weight:
195 lbs
COMPLETE BASEBALL EVALUATION
Player IQ
A role-aware evaluation of performance, history, durability, defensive responsibility, athletic value, decision-making proxies, and winning situational impact.
OVERALL PLAYER IQ
75 Out of 100BASEBALL ROLE
Designated Hitter
DH · Washington Nationals
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
COMPLETE PLAYER READ
The evaluation on José Tena
José Tena currently grades as a major-league average baseball player in the Baseball IQ 4.3 model. The strongest supported category is Defense, Range and Arm Context (94/100), while Situational and Winning Impact (75/100) is the clearest current improvement area. Recent official form is stable, and the final evaluation combines production, role, history, durability, decision-making proxies, defense, athletic value, and situational impact.
WHAT THE MODEL USES
- Official current production and league context
- Career excellence, experience, awards and postseason history
- Durability and workload history
- Verified defensive and multi-position usage
- Baserunning and athletic-performance proxies
- Role-specific decisions, pitch recognition, command and pitchability proxies
- Situational and recent-form evidence
STRONGEST VERIFIED AREAS
- Defense, Range and Arm Context
- Athleticism and Baserunning Decisions
- Current Baseball Value
DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES
- Durability
- Hitting Decisions and Pitch Recognition
- Situational and Winning Impact
CATEGORY BREAKDOWN
Why the overall evaluation landed here
Last-X-games OPS (.672) is compared with the full-season OPS (.672).
Current Baseball Value
75
27th percentile context
Built from official MLB percentile context for OPS, OBP, SLG, average, power, and run creation.
Career Knowledge and Proven Impact
75
Career history includes 227 games, 144 hits, 10 home runs and verified postseason context. Official recognition includes 0 elite awards and 4 major awards or championship records across 6 supported entries. No verified MLB postseason hitting sample was available.
Consistency
75
Built from official game logs by comparing each appearance with the player's own per-game baseline.
Development Trend
75
Last-X-games OPS (.672) is compared with the full-season OPS (.672).
Position and Role Value
75
Based on the official primary role/position (DH) plus verified multi-position usage.
Durability
75
Built from official workload: 115 games and 288 plate appearances.
Hitting Decisions and Pitch Recognition
75
22th percentile context
Uses official walk rate, strikeout rate, and on-base context to explain how often the hitter controls plate appearances.
Defense, Range and Arm Context
94
Built from official fielding positions, innings, and verified multi-position usage.
Athleticism and Baserunning Decisions
79
Uses official stolen-base volume, success rate, and triples as a public baserunning proxy.
Situational and Winning Impact
75
Compares the official RISP OPS (.483) with the full-season OPS (.672).
Accuracy safeguard — IQDugout does not invent Leadership and clubhouse impact, Confidence and mental toughness, Unpublished private scouting measurements, Private clubhouse and leadership evaluations when verified evidence is unavailable. Those areas remain clearly labeled rather than receiving false precision.
2026 HITTING
Hitting Statistics
AVG
.222
Would rank #122
Top 90% vs qualifiers
Hits divided by at-bats.
OBP
.302
Would rank #113
Top 84% vs qualifiers
Rate of reaching via a hit, walk, or hit-by-pitch in official OBP opportunities.
SLG
.370
Would rank #114
Top 84% vs qualifiers
Total bases per at-bat.
OPS
.672
Would rank #119
Top 88% vs qualifiers
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage.
HR
7
#270 MLB
Top 41%
RBI
25
#315 MLB
Top 48%
H
57
#292 MLB
Top 44%
SB
6
#166 MLB
Top 25%
ADDITIONAL PITCHING
Pitching Statistics
ERA
9.00
Would rank #47
Top 100% vs qualifiers
WHIP
3.00
Would rank #47
Top 100% vs qualifiers
IP
1.0
#828 MLB
Top 95%
SO
0
#813 MLB
Top 94%
VERIFIED CAREER CONTEXT
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UNDERSTAND THE PLAYER
Scout Report
ARCHETYPE
Designated Hitter
Available current-season rate statistics are compared directionally with the qualified MLB hitter pool. These are not official rankings.
DATA CONFIDENCE
Moderate confidence
Compared with qualified MLB hitters, but this is not an official qualified ranking.
STRENGTHS
Verified indicators
- Multi-Position Experience
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
Areas to monitor
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Batting Average Production Directional comparison
Why: Directional comparison (288 PA across 115 games): .222 AVG would place #122 against 135 qualified MLB hitters (10th percentile). This is not an official rank.
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On-Base Production Directional comparison
Why: Directional comparison (288 PA across 115 games): .302 OBP would place #113 against 135 qualified MLB hitters (16th percentile). This is not an official rank.
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Slugging Production Directional comparison
Why: Directional comparison (288 PA across 115 games): .370 SLG would place #114 against 135 qualified MLB hitters (16th percentile). This is not an official rank.
VERSATILITY
Broad multi-position usage
- Primary role or position
- Designated Hitter
- Position / role entries
- 7
- Verified secondary positions
- Second Base, Left Field, Right Field, Third Base, Pitcher, Shortstop
This report summarizes available 2026 MLB statistics and official position information and available season usage. Non-qualified comparisons are directional, not official leaderboard ranks. Percentiles are calculated by IQDugout from official MLB comparison pools. Confidence reflects sample size, qualification, and supported comparison coverage. Versatility labels summarize verified position usage and are not league benchmarks. This is a current-data evaluation, not a projection.