JJ Wetherholt
- St. Louis’ roster as it stands starts at 2B · 502 PA · 3.8 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Right wrist tendinitis (Aug 30–Sep 16)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Extended in Jul 2026 (8 yr, $112.5M (2027-34)): clubs rarely move a player they just committed to.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 617 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 219 | .308 | .351 | 16% | 10% | 22% | +1.10 | +1.85 |
| RHP | 398 | .337 | .351 | 17% | 10% | 21% | +0.71 | +0.34 |
- Attack angle
- 11.8° (64% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +6.0°
- Swing length
- 7.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 18%
- Pull-air %
- 13.6%
- Hard-hit %
- 45.2%
- Slash · wRC+
- .242/.339/.365 · 101
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up and in (+1.2 vs. league per 100; 0.6 standard errors on 83 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down over the middle (−4.9; 2.7 standard errors below average on 160 pitches). Pitchers should attack here.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,257 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 Wetherholt: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Xander Bogaerts SD · ’92 | .325 | 2.6 | 1.6 | Signed $25.5M |
| 57 | Mike Yastrzemski ATL · ’90 | .309 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Signed $10.0M |
| 57 | Andrew Vaughn MIL · ’98 | .329 | 1.3 | 0.6 | Arb |
| 56 | Kyle Tucker LAD · ’97 | .333 | 0.9 | 2.6 | Signed $87.0M |
| 56 | J.P. Crawford SEA · ’95 | .320 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Free agent |
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 | SS | 0 | 0 | +0.4 | +0.4 | 431 |
| 2026 | 2B | +25 | +19 | +4.1 | +23.1 | 4,723 |
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 | 42 | −0.8 |
| 2026 | 2B | 514 | +6.0 |
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
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AA | AA | Springfield Cardinals | 22 | 62 | 275 PA | 275 PA · .300/.425/.466 · 7 HR · 14.5% K · 16.0% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | 22 | 47 | 221 PA | 221 PA · .314/.416/.562 · 10 HR · 14.9% K · 12.7% BB |
FanGraphs: FV 55 · ETA 2026 · #14 overall. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.
ABS challenges · 2026
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