James McCann
- Free agent est. 1 yr × $2.6M ($1M–$6M)
- Injured list 2026: Strained right quad (May 19–Jul 6)
Hitting · 2026
166 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 59 | .258 | .254 | 22% | 7% | 36% | −0.67 | −1.48 |
| RHP | 107 | .385 | .335 | 27% | 2% | 43% | −2.30 | +2.98 |
- Attack angle
- 10.6° (46% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −3.7°
- Swing length
- 7.0 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 21%
- Pull-air %
- 15.4%
- Hard-hit %
- 43.6%
- Slash · wRC+
- .282/.311/.455 · 109
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down over the middle (+6.1 vs. league per 100; 2.7 standard errors on 40 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-away (−2.1), but only 0.9 standard errors from average on 36 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 554 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like McCann: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Brandon Marsh PHI · ’97 | .302 | 0.3 | 1.3 | Arb |
| 51 | Daylen Lile WSH · ’02 | .322 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Pre-arb |
| 51 | Logan O'Hoppe TEX · ’00 | .268 | −0.9 | 0.2 | Arb |
| 50 | Jeremiah Jackson BAL · ’00 | .283 | −0.3 | 0.4 | — |
| 50 | Moisés Ballesteros LAA · ’03 | .290 | −0.7 | 0.1 | Pre-arb |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1B | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | −0.3 | 27 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Too few balls in his zone. | |||
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
A pending free agent: no club controls his 2027. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Reno Aces | 36 | 3 | 12 PA | 12 PA · .000/.000/.000 · 0 HR · 16.7% K · 0.0% BB |
| 2025AA | AA | Columbus Clingstones | 35 | 1 | 4 PA | 4 PA · .667/.750/1.333 · 0 HR · 0.0% K · 25.0% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Gwinnett Stripers | 35 | 41 | 160 PA | 160 PA · .297/.331/.493 · 6 HR · 25.6% K · 5.6% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant