OVERALL GRADE
A− High Impact
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PLAYER PROFILE
James Wood
Right Field • Designated Hitter • Left Field • Washington Nationals
Bats:
Left
Throws:
Right
Age:
23
Height:
6' 6"
Weight:
234 lbs
UNDERSTAND THE PLAYER
Player IQ
IQ SCORE
92 Out of 100CURRENT ROLE
Outfielder
This role reflects official MLB position information and available current-season usage. It is not a projection.
30-SECOND IQ
The quick read on James Wood
James Wood currently profiles as a high impact hitting performer. BB is the strongest verified indicator, while AVG represents the clearest relative development opportunity.
WHY THIS SCORE
- OPS: 97th percentile (#5 MLB)
- OBP: 97th percentile (#6 MLB)
- SLG: 93th percentile (#12 MLB)
- AVG: 65th percentile (#53 MLB)
2026 HITTING
Hitting Statistics
AVG
.266
#53 MLB
Top 35%
Hits divided by at-bats.
OBP
.394
#6 MLB
Top 3%
Rate of reaching via a hit, walk, or hit-by-pitch in official OBP opportunities.
SLG
.538
#12 MLB
Top 7%
Total bases per at-bat.
OPS
.932
#5 MLB
Top 3%
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage.
HR
30
#6 MLB
Top 1%
RBI
73
#6 MLB
Top 1%
H
115
#19 MLB
Top 3%
SB
17
#23 MLB
Top 4%
VERIFIED CAREER CONTEXT
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UNDERSTAND THE PLAYER
Scout Report
ARCHETYPE
High-Impact Offensive Player
Rate-stat observations use the official qualified MLB hitting pool. Supported counting-stat observations use all official season participants in that stat group. Percentiles are calculated by IQDugout from those pools.
DATA CONFIDENCE
High confidence
Officially qualified for the MLB hitter comparison pool.
STRENGTHS
Verified indicators
- Home-Run Production
- Slugging Production
- On-Base Production
- Stolen-Base Volume
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
Areas to monitor
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Batting Average Production Relative focus
Why: .266 AVG ranks #53 among 149 qualified MLB hitters (65th percentile). It is the lowest supported league-relative category in this report, not a below-average classification.
VERSATILITY
Extensive multi-position usage
- Primary role or position
- Right Field
- Position / role entries
- 3
- Verified secondary positions
- Designated Hitter, Left Field
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.