Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 24 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 190 lb |
| Debut | 2026-03-26 |
Player profile / St. Louis Cardinals
Jj Wetherholt
2B · Bats/Throws L/R · 5' 9", 190 lb · Age 24
Club St. Louis Cardinals
Position 2B
Roster Current MLB team
Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 615 | 89 | 130 | 17 | 14 | .244 | .341 | .368 | .709 |
| 1 Seasons | 615 | 89 | 130 | 17 | 14 | .244 | .341 | .368 | .709 |
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.
71
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.
Pending
Rolling player projection appears after current-season Statcast and projection joins refresh.
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%5.6%
62
Exit velocity89.8
74
Hard-hit%45.5%
82
xBA0.318
51
xSLG0.542
64
xwOBA0.349
91
BB%10.3%
72
Bat speed69.8
52
K%16.5%
84
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Runs0.4 · 2B
89
Arm Strength91.1 · 2B
78
Outs Above Avg24.0 · 2B
100
Range Runs18.1 · 2B
100
Baserunning · percentile strip
Base Running Runs3.8 · 2B
92
SB Success Rate92.9% · 2B
85
Sprint Speed27.6 · 2B
53
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 73.7% · rebadged research
90
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 26.7% · rebadged research
35
Correct Decisions69.6% · rebadged research
83
Resists FastballwOBA 0.362 · validated
16
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline107
83
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.273 · borderline
83
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.288 · insufficient sample
26
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.261 · validated thin sample
88
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.338 · insufficient sample
21
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.317 · validated
98
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
276 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 | -- |
| wOBA Δ | -- |
positive regression
Regression watch
Unlucky so far. Better days ahead.
Wetherholt’s wOBA sits at 0.334, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.349 — a gap of 0.015, 0.6 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 629 PA. The results have been worse than the process deserves; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to climb back toward the underlying level.
Comp Engine · 2026 profile shape
Closest profiles
| Player | Similarity | Agrees on | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Hearn, Ryan PIT · L | 0.70 | xwOBA on contactIn-zone contact | Player · Projection |
| Realmuto, J.T. PHI · R | 0.69 | Isolated powerAvg exit velocity | Player · Projection |
| Tucker, Kyle LAD · L | 0.69 | Max exit velocityIn-zone contact | Player · Projection |
| Springer, George TOR · R | 0.69 | Oppo rateIn-zone contact | 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 | 9 | 2026-08-26 | Disciplined swing decisions drove the score |
| Fielding | 21 | 2026-09-25 | 3 chances | 0 difficult plays | Run Exp -0.803 |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| 2026-08-15 @ CHC0 HR | 0 RBI / 6 Ch | 0 E | 0-4 | BB, R |
| 2026-05-20 vs PIT0 HR | 0 RBI / 4 Ch | 0 E | 2-4 | SB |
| 2026-04-20 @ MIA0 HR | 0 RBI / 4 Ch | 0 E | 0-3 | HBP, 2 K |
| 2026-04-17 @ HOU0 HR | 0 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E | 1-3 | BB, HBP, 3 R |
| 2026-04-15 vs CLE0 HR | 1 RBI / 3 Ch | 0 E | 0-1 | 2 BB, HBP, RBI |