Billy Cook or James Wood

Baseball Stats Comparison

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News & Notes
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Billy Cook or James Wood Player Statistics
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Billy Cook LF,CF,RF - PIT
2026 Stats


At Bats	369	35

Runs	89	7

Hits	103	6

Singles	51	5

Doubles	23	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	28	0

RBI	64	0

Stolen Bases	15	4

Caught Stealing	2	1

Walks	79	0

Strikeouts	129	14

Batting Average	.279	.171

On Base Pct	.410	.171

Slugging Pct	.575	.200

On-base Plus Slugging	.984	.371

Billy Cook or James Wood Player Projections
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Billy Cook LF,CF,RF - PIT
2026 Projections


At Bats	545	63

Runs	82	7

Hits	141	15

Singles	80	10

Doubles	32	3

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	26	2

RBI	81	7

Stolen Bases	16	2

Caught Stealing	6	0

Walks	74	5

Strikeouts	181	19

Batting Average	.259	.231

On Base Pct	.348	.285

Slugging Pct	.463	.379

On-base Plus Slugging	.811	.664

Billy Cook or James Wood Player Notes
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Billy Cook LF,CF,RF - PIT
News
	James Wood went 1-for-2 in loss to the Yankees with a home run, two walks, one run scored, one RBI and one strikeout. Jesse Garcia Mon, Jul 13th	Billy Cook has been recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis ahead of Wednesday's game against the Dodgers. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jun 10th
	James Wood went 3-for-5 in loss to the Yankees with a home run, one run scored and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Sun, Jul 12th	The Pirates optioned Billy Cook to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Thu, May 21st
	James Wood went 3-for-5 in a loss to the Yankees with a home run, a double, two runs scored and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Sat, Jul 11th	The Pirates recalled OF Billy Cook from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 5th
	James Wood went 2-for-4 in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Astros with a home run, a walk, two runs scored and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Wed, Jul 8th	The Pirates optioned OF Billy Cook to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 2nd
	James Wood went 1-for-2 in the 12-11 win over Houston with a home run, three runs scored, four RBI, three walks, and one stolen base. Jesse Garcia Tue, Jul 7th
Notes
	James Wood was on a legitimate MVP pace through the first half of the 2025 campaign before a sharp second-half regression cooled the hype. He hit .278 with 24 home runs, 12 steals, 59 runs scored, and 69 RBIs early on, but his production dipped significantly down the stretch. Over the remainder of the season, Wood slashed just .223 with seven homers, 28 runs, 25 RBIs, and three stolen bases while being caught three times. Despite finishing with strong overall totals, the 22-year-old was a liability for fantasy managers late in the year and carried a hefty 32.1% strikeout rate. Still, durability and elite batted-ball metrics stand out: Wood appeared in 157 games, posted a 16.3% barrel rate, a massive 56.3% hard-hit rate, and an .825 OPS. The talent is undeniable, and the ceiling remains enormous—he's best viewed as an OF2 in drafts, with hopes that 2026 delivers the full breakout. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Billy Cook or James Wood Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH			Billy Cook LF,CF,RF - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (5-1)	#37	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ NYM	David Peterson (4-7)	#85
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#250	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#347
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#93
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#40	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#60	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#123	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#200
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#140	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#330
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#121	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#95
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)	#152	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#118
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#77
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#285
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#122	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#189
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16	vs TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#89
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-6)	#196	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#19
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-5)	#31
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#75	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-0)	#127	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#107
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#215	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#169	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)	#152
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#223	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#169	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59
Mon, Apr 27th				vs STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#150	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (4-7)	#85	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#140
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (1-1)	#175
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	vs CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#147
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#211
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (3-1)	#54	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#46	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (6-3)	#100	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#76
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#377	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#134
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#109	@ SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#55
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#57	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#88
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#147	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#427
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#103	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#200	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#136	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#7
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#121
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zach Thornton (0-1)	#221	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (4-7)	#85	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#153	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#229
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#227	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#90
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#219
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#118
Thu, May 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-5)	#195
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#345	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#46
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (6-3)	#100
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-7)	#155	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-6)	#110
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-0)	#193	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#184
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138
Thu, Jun 4th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#269
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#108	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#227
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#185
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#76	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-6)	#196	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#287
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#83
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-3)	#34	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#57
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-0)	#193
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#99	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#328	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#149
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#116
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#209	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#252
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-6)	#58	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#295
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#74	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#434
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#89	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#427
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11	vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-3)	#34
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#93
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#136	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42	vs CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#147
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#7
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-2)	#309
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#300
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#128	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (5-4)	#77
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#133	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#240
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#153
Thu, Jul 9th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#20	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (4-3)	#91
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#66	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#126
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-4)	#113	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#149	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#295	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#66
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#427	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-0)	#312	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-4)	#27
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (5-1)	#37
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-0)	#206	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#76	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#118
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR			vs ARI
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR			vs ARI
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR			vs ARI
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL			@ CIN
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL			@ CIN
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL			@ CIN
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL			@ CIN
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI			@ MIL
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI			@ MIL
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI			@ MIL
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI			@ MIL
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN			vs NYM
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN			vs NYM
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN			vs NYM
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC			@ MIA
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC			@ MIA
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC			@ MIA
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM			vs BOS
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM			vs BOS
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM			vs BOS
Mon, Aug 17th				vs DET
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX			vs DET
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX			vs DET
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA			@ LAD
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL			@ SD
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL			@ SD
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL			@ SD
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA			@ STL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA			@ STL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA			@ STL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL			vs SF
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL			vs SF
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs SF
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			@ CWS
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th				vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			@ DET
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#67
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#57
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#183
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#184
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#44
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET