EDGEAI
MLBcontact quality barrel edge
19.1% barrel
ELITE BARREL RATE
Published Wednesday, September 23, 2026
James Wood has barrelled 19.1% of his batted balls this season across 602 plate appearances — about 2.55x the league rate of 7.5%. His hard-hit rate is 58.7%. He's facing Framber Valdez, who has allowed 7 home runs in 83.6 innings this season — 0.75 per nine. A barrel is contact at the exit velocity and launch angle that produces home runs, so this measures the contact itself rather than the results it has produced so far.
THE NUMBERS
angle
barrel_edge
player id
695578
player name
James Wood
team
Washington Nationals
matchup
Washington Nationals vs Detroit Tigers
headline
19.1% barrel
barrel rate
19.1
hard hit rate
58.7
plate appearances
602
opposing pitcher
Framber Valdez
opposing pitcher hr9
0.75
detail
James Wood has barrelled 19.1% of his batted balls this season across 602 plate appearances — about 2.55x the league rate of 7.5%. His hard-hit rate is 58.7%. He's facing Framber Valdez, who has allowed 7 home runs in 83.6 innings this season — 0.75 per nine. A barrel is contact at the exit velocity and launch angle that produces home runs, so this measures the contact itself rather than the results it has produced so far.
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