2026 Stats
AVG
.232
HR
3
RBI
9
R
16
SB
4
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Wetherholt is a shortstop by trade, but he is ready to take over at second base in St. Louis after the club moved Brendan Donovan this offseason. A prospect without an obvious weakness, Wetherholt hit .306 with a .421 OBP, 17 home runs, 23 steals and a 14.7 percent strikeout rate in 109 games across Double-A and Triple-A in his first full season after getting drafted with the No. 7 overall pick in 2024. He went 23-for-26 on stolen-base attempts but isn't a burner and may slow down into his late-20s. Wetherholt has always been seen as a hit-over-power prospect, but his hit tool is good enough that he should access 15-plus homer power early in the majors and could eventually be a 20-25 homer threat in his mid-to-late-20s. Wetherholt could eventually net the Cardinals a Prospect Promotion Incentive pick, so he should be expected to break camp on the Opening Day roster, given that he has nothing left to prove at Triple-A. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals in March of 2026.
Scores three runs in win
Wetherholt went 1-for-3 with a walk, a hit-by-pitch and three runs scored in Friday's 9-4 win over the Astros.
Analysis
Wetherholt reached base three times and came around to score on all three occasions. The rookie second baseman has struggled to hit for extra bases early on this season, as he has just one double and three home runs, but Wetherholt is getting on base atop the St. Louis lineup. He's slashing .232/.368/.377 with nine RBI, 16 runs scored, four stolen bases and a 13:14 BB:K across his first 87 career plate appearances.
Wetherholt reached base three times and came around to score on all three occasions. The rookie second baseman has struggled to hit for extra bases early on this season, as he has just one double and three home runs, but Wetherholt is getting on base atop the St. Louis lineup. He's slashing .232/.368/.377 with nine RBI, 16 runs scored, four stolen bases and a 13:14 BB:K across his first 87 career plate appearances.
Batting Stats
Loading Batting Stats...
2026 MLB Game Log
2026
Minor League Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Loading Minor League Batting Game Log...
Batting Order Slot Breakdown
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
14
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
4
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
+25%
OPS vs LHP
2026
+25%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .855 | 31 | 2 | 5 | .250 | ||||
| Since 2024vs Right | .686 | 56 | 1 | 4 | .222 | ||||
| 2026vs Left | .855 | 31 | 2 | 5 | .250 | ||||
| 2026vs Right | .686 | 56 | 1 | 4 | .222 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| More Splits→ | View More Split Stats | ||||||||
| Minor League Splits→ | View Minor League Split Stats | ||||||||
Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
+9%
OPS at Home
2026
+9%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | .762 | 55 | 3 | 8 | .239 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | .698 | 32 | 0 | 1 | .217 | ||||
| 2026Home | .762 | 55 | 3 | 8 | .239 | ||||
| 2026Away | .698 | 32 | 0 | 1 | .217 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| More Splits→ | View More Split Stats | ||||||||
Stat Review
How does JJ Wetherholt compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.93BB Rate
14.9%K Rate
16.1%BABIP
.241ISO
.145AVG
.232OBP
.368SLG
.377OPS
.745wOBA
.338Exit Velocity
89.3 mphHard Hit Rate
29.8%Barrels/PA
4.6%Expected BA
.225Expected SLG
.383Sprint Speed
24.8 ft/secGround Ball %
43.9%Line Drive %
19.3%Fly Ball %
36.8%Prospect Rankings History
Our full prospect rankings are reserved for RotoWire subscribers.
Subscribe Now
Advanced Batting Stats
Loading Advanced Batting Stats...
Additional Stats
Games By Position
Defensive Stats
Loading Games Played by Position...
Batted Ball Stats
Loading Batted Ball Stats...
Stats Vs Upcoming Pitchers
Want more matchup stats?
Loading Matchup Stats...
Our full team depth charts are reserved for RotoWire subscribers.
Subscribe Now
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The Cardinals selected Wetherholt, who had been rumored to be an option for the Guardians at 1-1, with the seventh overall pick last year. A hamstring issue limited Wetherholt to 36 games as a junior at West Virginia, but he was extremely productive all three years in the Big 12 and during brief stints in summer leagues, including a .978 OPS in eight Cape Cod League games. Most scouts expected the 5-foot-10 middle infielder to end up at second base pre-draft and he will certainly end up there with Masyn Winn entrenched at shortstop in St. Louis. He is a plus runner, but Wetherholt's calling card is a potential 70-grade hit tool that led his draft class. The lefty-hitting Wetherholt's contact and strikeout rates were elite en route to a career .370 average with the Mountaineers, and he hit .295 with a .405 OBP, two homers and two steals in 29 games with Single-A Palm Beach. The working assumption is that the Cardinals kept him at Single-A because they didn't want to send him all the way up to Peoria, their High-A affiliate, but the fact remains we haven't seen Wetherholt perform yet against quality minor-league pitching. As long as he can be a 20-homer threat, Wetherholt's ceiling is very high in fantasy, but it's not a given that he'll get to that much power.
More Fantasy News
Belts pair of homers
Wetherholt went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Tuesday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Guardians.
Analysis
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Getting first day off
Wetherholt is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Detroit.
Analysis
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Plays hero again Saturday
Wetherholt went 2-for-5 with a run scored, two RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Rays.
Analysis
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Goes deep in major-league debut
Wetherholt went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 9-7 win over the Rays.
Analysis
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Batting leadoff in MLB debut
Wetherholt will start at second base and bat leadoff in Thursday's opener versus the Rays.
Analysis
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Latest Fantasy Rumors
Extension talks haven't progressed
The Cardinals and Wetherholt have had discussions about a long-term contract extension, but those talks "have not progressed," Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
Analysis
There's been a recent run of contract extensions of young players and the Cardinals have interest in adding Wetherholt to the list, but it seems nothing is imminent. It's not clear whether the talks between the two sides are ongoing or currently tabled. Wetherholt is sporting a .214/.338/.286 batting line with one home run, three stolen bases and a 10:12 BB:K over his first 15 major-league games.
There's been a recent run of contract extensions of young players and the Cardinals have interest in adding Wetherholt to the list, but it seems nothing is imminent. It's not clear whether the talks between the two sides are ongoing or currently tabled. Wetherholt is sporting a .214/.338/.286 batting line with one home run, three stolen bases and a 10:12 BB:K over his first 15 major-league games.