James Wood or Nick Castellanos

Baseball Stats Comparison

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Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

James Wood or Nick Castellanos Player Statistics
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA
2026 Stats


At Bats	437	115

Runs	100	9

Hits	116	22

Singles	59	13

Doubles	26	5

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	30	4

RBI	73	20

Stolen Bases	17	2

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	90	5

Strikeouts	153	34

Batting Average	.265	.191

On Base Pct	.393	.221

Slugging Pct	.536	.339

On-base Plus Slugging	.928	.560

James Wood or Nick Castellanos Player Projections
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA
2026 Projections


At Bats	545	345

Runs	82	43

Hits	141	86

Singles	80	55

Doubles	32	17

Triples	2	1

Home Runs	26	12

RBI	81	47

Stolen Bases	16	3

Caught Stealing	6	1

Walks	74	22

Strikeouts	181	86

Batting Average	.259	.249

On Base Pct	.348	.295

Slugging Pct	.463	.409

On-base Plus Slugging	.811	.704

James Wood or Nick Castellanos Player Notes
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA
News
	Nationals manager Blake Butera said James Wood’s recovery from his oblique strain has been slower than hoped. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Nick Castellanos was designated for assignment by the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jun 3rd
	James Wood hit off a tee on Friday at 60 percent intensity. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Nick Castellanos went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in the Padres 7-4 win over the Mariners on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th
	Nationals manager Blake Butera said James Wood is not expected to be activated from the injured list when eligible later this week. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Nick Castellanos hit a game-tying, two-run home run in the ninth inning on Sunday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Mon, May 11th
	James Wood (oblique) was placed on the 10-day IL on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Aug 4th	Nick Castellanos went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI in the Padres 5-4 loss against the Cubs on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th
	Nationals manager Blake Butera told reporters James Wood will undergo an MRI on his left side. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	Padres manager Craig Stammen said he expects to give Nick Castellanos time as the designated hitter as well as in the outfield and at first base. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 15th
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

James Wood or Nick Castellanos Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH			Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#112
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#364
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#426
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#370
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM