Jacob Wilson
- The Athletics’ roster as it stands starts at SS · 418 PA · 2.1 WAR in the role
- Injured list Ended 2026 on the 60-day IL: Left shoulder subluxation (since Aug 21)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Extended in Jan 2026 (7 yr, $70M (2026-32), 2033 club option): clubs rarely move a player they just committed to.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 337 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 116 | .296 | .267 | 10% | 4% | 47% | −2.14 | −1.62 |
| RHP | 221 | .337 | .295 | 12% | 3% | 40% | −1.29 | +0.58 |
- Attack angle
- 4.5° (38% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −1.4°
- Swing length
- 6.2 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 1%
- Pull-air %
- 13.8%
- Hard-hit %
- 27.9%
- Slash · wRC+
- .266/.298/.388 · 83
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down and in (+5.2 vs. league per 100; 2.3 standard errors on 42 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up over the middle (−1.5), but only 0.7 standard errors from average on 63 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,031 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 Wilson: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Nathan Lukes TOR · ’94 | .299 | 2.2 | 1.6 | Arb |
| 41 | Christian Vázquez HOU · ’90 | .237 | 0.1 | −0.2 | Free agent |
| 27 | Ernie Clement TOR · ’96 | .257 | 0.6 | 1.3 | Arb |
| 27 | Nicky Lopez TEX · ’95 | .281 | 0.8 | 0.3 | Free agent |
| 21 | Jeff McNeil ATH · ’92 | .300 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 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 | +9 | +7 | +0.8 | +7.8 | 2,829 |
| 2025 | SS | −3 | −2 | −1.1 | −3.1 | 4,612 |
| 2024 | SS | −3 | −2 | +0.3 | −1.7 | 1,035 |
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 | 217 | +0.2 |
| 2025 | SS | 374 | −9.3 |
| 2024 | SS | 98 | +0.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Las Vegas Aviators | 24 | 4 | 15 PA | 15 PA · .167/.333/.250 · 0 HR · 0.0% K · 13.3% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Las Vegas Aviators | 23 | 4 | 15 PA | 15 PA · .214/.267/.500 · 1 HR · 0.0% K · 6.7% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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