Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 26 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 192 lb |
| Debut | 2023-08-26 |
Player profile / Washington Nationals
Jacob Young
CF · Bats/Throws R/R · 5' 11", 192 lb · Age 26
Club Washington Nationals
Position CF
Roster Active
Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 521 | 75 | 120 | 3 | 33 | .256 | .316 | .331 | .647 |
| 2025 | 364 | 34 | 75 | 2 | 15 | .231 | .296 | .287 | .583 |
| 2026 | 288 | 34 | 60 | 8 | 9 | .224 | .275 | .369 | .644 |
| 4 Seasons | 1294 | 152 | 282 | 13 | 70 | .242 | .302 | .328 | .630 |
At a glance
Season percentile report
The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.
41
Offense
percentile
percentile
Rolling projection
Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update
Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.
| xwOBA preseason | 0.293 |
| xwOBA current pace | 0.299 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.297 |
| Observed weight | 58% |
xwOBA
0.273
0.284
0.297
0.309
0.320
wOBA
0.280
0.296
0.314
0.332
0.348
ISO
0.099
0.113
0.128
0.143
0.156
K%
16.5%
17.7%
19.0%
20.3%
21.5%
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%4.3%
39
+28 vs proj
Exit velocity87.9
48
Hard-hit%35.9%
34
+17 vs proj
xBA0.316
43
xSLG0.474
37
xwOBA0.299
42
BB%5.9%
20
Bat speed66.4
14
K%18.8%
71
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Runs-0.5 · CF
38
Arm Strength94.2 · CF
62
Outs Above Avg12.0 · CF
99
Range Runs10.5 · CF
99
Baserunning · percentile strip
Base Running Runs1.6 · CF
82
Bolts18.0 · CF
78
SB Success Rate83.3% · CF
57
Sprint Speed29.3 · CF
94
Mithrandir+
Plate skills: swing decisions and pitch-type resistance
Our research metrics for how this hitter controls the strike zone and handles each pitch family.
Avoids Bad ChasesST 70.2% · rebadged research
73
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 31.7% · rebadged research
10
Correct Decisions65.4% · rebadged research
41
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline99
40
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.243 · borderline
99
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.302 · insufficient sample
8
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.288 · validated thin sample
28
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.356 · insufficient sample
11
Resists FastballwOBA 0.345 · validated
37
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.353 · validated
66
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
179 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026). Direction profile remains as the v1 context layer when coordinate density is limited.
Zone profile
Aggregate zone heatmap
Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.
Bat tracking
Swing path, attack angle, bat speed
Aggregate Savant bat-tracking metrics; not per-swing motion capture. The full swing, with the recommended path overlaid, lives in the 3D Swing Simulator.
Live layer
Delta / regression
| xwOBA Δ | +0.001 |
| wOBA Δ | +0.016 |
negative regression
Regression watch
Running hot. Expect some cooling.
Young’s wOBA sits at 0.314, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.299 — a gap of 0.015, -0.5 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 304 PA. The results have outrun the underlying process; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to drift back toward the deserved level.
Comp Engine · 2026 profile shape
Closest profiles
| Player | Similarity | Agrees on | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stott, Bryson PHI · L | 0.76 | Isolated powerGround-ball rate | Player · Projection |
| Antonacci, Sam CWS · L | 0.70 | Pull rateHard-hit rate | Player · Projection |
| Realmuto, J.T. PHI · R | 0.70 | Isolated powerOppo rate | Player · Projection |
| Duran, Ezequiel TEX · R | 0.69 | Swing lengthPull rate | Player · Projection |
Profile-shape similarity, not results: six weighted feature groups standardized within this season's qualified hitters.
Mithrandir coverage
Module shelf
| Module | Cards | Latest | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitting | 3 | 2026-05-24 | Impact contact was the main driver |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| Hitter Projections 20260.298 xwOBA | 5 HR | Projection |
| 2026-05-20 vs NYM1 HR | 2 RBI / 6 Ch | 0 E | 2-4 | HR, 2B, K |
| 2026-04-20 vs ATL0 HR | 2 RBI / 4 Ch | 0 E | 1-4 | K, 2 RBI |
| 2026-04-17 vs SF0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E | 0-0 |
| 2026-04-14 @ PIT0 HR | 0 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E | 0-4 | 2 K |
| 2026-04-13 @ PIT1 HR | 2 RBI / 3 Ch | 0 E | 1-4 | HR, K, 2 RBI |