Alika Williams
- Left Pittsburgh Released Jan 16, 2026; now with the Athletics.
- The Athletics’ roster as it stands utility · 318 PA (SS 260, 2B 58) · 0.8 WAR in the role
- Trade read Available at a price: ATH 27% playoff odds; control through 2031.
Hitting · 2026
229 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 103 | .364 | .268 | 19% | 5% | 37% | −0.88 | −1.42 |
| RHP | 126 | .300 | .236 | 24% | 4% | 38% | −1.14 | −2.05 |
- Attack angle
- 6.9° (44% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −6.0°
- Swing length
- 6.9 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 3%
- Pull-air %
- 14.4%
- Hard-hit %
- 32.3%
- Slash · wRC+
- .270/.307/.428 · 96
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-in (+4.6 vs. league per 100; 2.0 standard errors on 39 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and away (−2.7), but only 1.2 standard errors from average on 40 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 751 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 Williams: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Justin Crawford PHI · ’04 | .289 | 0.2 | 0.7 | Pre-arb |
| 59 | Nathan Church STL · ’00 | .284 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Pre-arb |
| 57 | Jake McCarthy COL · ’97 | .323 | 2.7 | 1.8 | Arb |
| 51 | Andrés Giménez TOR · ’98 | .276 | 2.8 | 1.9 | Signed $23.6M |
| 49 | Jacob Gonzalez PIT · ’02 | .298 | −0.1 | 0.3 | — |
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 | 3B | −1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2B | +3 | +2 | +0.2 | +2.2 | 454 |
| 2026 | SS | 0 | 0 | +0.8 | +0.8 | 1,955 |
| 2024 | SS | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | −0.2 | 430 |
| 2024 | 2B | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | −0.3 | 594 |
| 2023 | SS | 0 | 0 | +0.4 | +0.4 | 1,321 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | 153 | −1.9 |
| 2024 | SS | 41 | +0.4 |
| 2024 | 2B | 44 | +3.2 |
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
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Las Vegas Aviators | 27 | 36 | 145 PA | 145 PA · .323/.400/.496 · 3 HR · 13.8% K · 9.7% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | 26 | 103 | 391 PA | 391 PA · .268/.329/.393 · 9 HR · 17.9% K · 6.9% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | 26 | 1 | 1 IP | 1 IP · 36.00 ERA · 0.0% K · 0.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant