SS Eric James #40
Atlanta Hammers MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
07/13/2026
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SS ERIC JAMES #40 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
72 219 33 5 1 0 6 22 51 .151 .230 .183 1 -1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 45 40 40
BABIP 45 45 40 45
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
Gap 45 45 40 45
Power 20 20 20 20
Eye 55 60 50 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 70 50
Errors: - 60 45
Arm: 20 80 65
Turn DP: - 70 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 70
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 60
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/10/2026 @ STL Loss, 1-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/08/2026 @ PIT Win, 9-5 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
07/07/2026 @ PIT Loss, 7-8 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
07/06/2026 NYM Win, 7-6 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/05/2026 NYM Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/04/2026 NYM Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/03/2026 NYM Win, 2-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/02/2026 STL Win, 6-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/01/2026 STL Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/30/2026 STL Win, 4-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Enjoys a good book.
Birthday:02/10/1997
Born in:Lee's Summit, MO
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$750,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 109 Days
Service This Yr:110 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 64 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 3rd Pick in Round 30
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 72 219 33 5 1 0 6 21 22 51 .151 .230 .183 .413 .196 .032 20
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 68 245 1 0 1 6 1 1 40 6 1 1 50.0 9.5 1.32 -1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   48 4 0 0 0 2 3 6 9 0 0 0 .083 .185 .083 .269
Versus Right   179 29 5 1 0 4 17 16 44 1 1 1 .162 .234 .201 .435
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   15 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
March   12 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 .167 .333 .167 .500
April   58 9 2 0 0 3 6 2 11 1 0 0 .155 .180 .190 .370
May   74 9 3 0 0 1 6 10 19 0 0 0 .122 .226 .162 .388
June   43 10 0 1 0 1 4 5 9 0 1 0 .233 .312 .279 .592
July   32 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 11 0 0 0 .094 .171 .094 .265
Spring Training   12 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
Last Year   129 27 7 2 0 8 12 8 38 0 1 1 .209 .261 .295 .555
2 Years Ago   264 70 12 3 0 19 24 32 79 0 4 0 .265 .345 .333 .678
Career   974 206 40 8 0 66 92 96 247 3 10 8 .211 .287 .269 .556
Home   120 16 1 1 0 5 11 8 25 1 1 1 .133 .192 .158 .351
Road   99 17 4 0 0 1 10 14 26 0 0 0 .172 .274 .212 .486
Grass   219 33 5 1 0 6 21 22 51 1 1 1 .151 .230 .183 .413
Day   65 11 3 1 0 2 8 7 16 0 1 0 .169 .250 .246 .496
Night   154 22 2 0 0 4 13 15 35 1 0 1 .143 .222 .156 .378
As Starter   217 33 5 1 0 6 21 22 50 1 1 1 .152 .232 .184 .417
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   60 9 2 0 0 2 4 5 16 0 0 1 .150 .227 .183 .411
Inning 1-3   62 10 3 0 0 2 8 7 16 0 0 0 .161 .246 .210 .456
Inning 4-6   78 9 0 1 0 1 7 7 14 1 1 0 .115 .186 .141 .327
Inning 7-9   83 12 2 0 0 3 4 7 22 0 0 1 .145 .220 .169 .388
Extra Innings   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
0 Outs   84 13 3 1 0 0 11 10 18 0 1 0 .155 .245 .214 .459
1 Outs   78 13 1 0 0 4 6 7 21 1 0 0 .167 .233 .179 .412
2 Outs   65 7 1 0 0 2 3 5 14 0 0 1 .108 .183 .123 .306
Scoring Position   52 10 1 0 0 6 6 7 15 1 1 0 .192 .283 .212 .495
Bases Empty   133 16 3 1 0 0 10 9 34 0 0 1 .120 .182 .158 .340
Runner on 1st   42 7 1 0 0 0 4 6 4 0 0 0 .167 .271 .190 .461
Runner on 2nd   25 9 1 0 0 3 4 2 6 0 1 0 .360 .407 .400 .807
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .214 .000 .214
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   130 15 2 0 0 3 8 14 53 1 0 0 .115 .200 .131 .331
First Pitch   27 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 0-1   17 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .176 .353 .529
Count 0-2   21 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 .095 .095 .095 .190
Count 1-0   16 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 .188 .235 .250 .485
Count 1-1   19 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .158 .158 .316
Count 1-2   36 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 15 1 0 0 .139 .135 .167 .302
Count 2-0   3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 2-1   10 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Count 2-2   37 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 0 0 0 .135 .135 .135 .270
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .400 .667 .400 1.067
Full Count   36 3 1 0 0 0 5 14 16 0 0 0 .083 .340 .111 .451
Behind in Count   74 10 2 1 0 2 5 0 23 1 0 0 .135 .133 .189 .323
Ahead in Count   34 9 2 0 0 2 7 8 0 0 0 1 .265 .419 .324 .742
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   45 7 0 1 0 1 5 6 12 0 0 0 .156 .255 .200 .455
Batting 9th   169 26 5 0 0 5 15 14 36 1 1 1 .154 .222 .183 .405
Low Leverage   91 11 2 0 0 2 5 8 23 1 0 0 .121 .190 .143 .333
Medium Leverage   95 16 2 1 0 3 11 9 22 0 1 1 .168 .248 .211 .458
High Leverage   41 6 1 0 0 1 4 5 8 0 0 0 .146 .239 .171 .410
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2023 Atlanta - MLB 26 124 362 76 16 2 0 33 35 34 6 2 79 7 9 .210 .287 .265 .552 61 62 1.3
2024 Atlanta - MLB 27 90 264 70 12 3 0 19 24 32 0 0 79 4 6 .265 .345 .333 .678 96 98 2.1
2025 Atlanta - MLB 28 45 129 27 7 2 0 8 12 8 1 0 38 0 1 .209 .261 .295 .555 55 56 0.3
2026 Atlanta - MLB 29 72 219 33 5 1 0 6 21 22 1 1 51 1 1 .151 .230 .183 .413 20 20 -1.0
Total MLB 331 974 206 40 8 0 66 92 96 8 3 247 12 17 .211 .287 .269 .556 61 61 2.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2018 Total - 21 59 263 71 9 2 4 41 61 29 1 3 39 33 10 .270 .341 .365 .706 100 100 0.7
2018 Atlanta (GCL) - R 21 25 95 37 4 2 0 10 18 18 0 0 7 2 1 .389 .487 .474 .960 163 172 1.3
2019 Rome - A 22 99 356 78 9 6 1 28 46 40 3 5 105 16 11 .219 .300 .287 .586 65 68 -0.5
2020 Rome - A 23 74 291 63 16 2 3 23 28 35 0 1 92 9 8 .216 .300 .316 .616 78 77 -0.1
2020 Carolina - A+ 23 58 180 44 6 0 0 13 26 44 0 0 64 4 4 .244 .393 .278 .671 95 106 0.8
2020 Total - A+ 23 132 471 107 22 2 3 36 54 79 0 1 156 13 12 .227 .338 .301 .639 85 89 0.7
2021 Mississippi - AA 24 132 428 83 15 3 1 22 41 59 5 1 130 22 10 .194 .298 .250 .548 60 63 -0.4
2022 Gwinnett - AAA 25 132 444 99 17 0 1 28 56 67 4 0 110 16 15 .223 .330 .268 .598 67 70 -0.4
2023 Gwinnett - AAA 26 22 79 20 5 2 0 5 8 6 0 0 17 1 2 .253 .306 .367 .673 100 90 0.4
2024 Gwinnett - AAA 27 51 171 46 9 1 2 22 21 19 1 2 37 1 1 .269 .342 .368 .710 114 100 0.8
2025 Mississippi - AA 28 27 111 25 5 0 1 2 13 13 0 0 28 1 2 .225 .306 .297 .604 73 71 -0.3
2025 Gwinnett - AAA 28 36 112 36 5 1 0 15 15 11 1 0 26 0 0 .321 .387 .384 .771 119 114 0.5
Total IL 241 806 201 36 4 3 70 100 103 6 2 190 18 18 .249 .338 .315 .653 87 84
Total SL 159 539 108 20 3 2 24 54 72 5 1 158 23 12 .200 .300 .260 .560 62 64
Total CAR 58 180 44 6 0 0 13 26 44 0 0 64 4 4 .244 .393 .278 .671 95 106
Total SAL 173 647 141 25 8 4 51 74 75 3 6 197 25 19 .218 .300 .300 .599 71 72
Total FCL 25 95 37 4 2 0 10 18 18 0 0 7 2 1 .389 .487 .474 .960 163 172
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2023 Atlanta - MLB 2B 12 11 15 28 5 47 4 .915 93.1 4.15 -0.3 .941
2023 Atlanta - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Atlanta - MLB SS 113 108 138 310 74 459 11 .976 935.2 4.31 +11.4 1.103
2024 Atlanta - MLB SS 90 88 130 238 51 380 12 .968 744.1 4.45 +9.2 1.096
2025 Atlanta - MLB SS 45 44 77 116 22 198 5 .975 362.1 4.79 +5.9 1.123
2026 Atlanta - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Atlanta - MLB 3B 2 2 1 5 0 7 1 .857 17.0 3.18 -0.4 .875
2026 Atlanta - MLB SS 69 66 78 186 36 274 10 .964 579.0 4.10 +3.7 1.033
TOTAL 2B 12 11 15 28 5 47 4 .915 93.1 4.15 -0.3 .941
TOTAL 3B 2 2 1 5 0 7 1 .857 17.0 3.18 -0.4 .875
TOTAL SS 317 306 423 850 183 1311 38 .971 2621.1 4.37 +30.3 1.088
PLAYER HISTORY
06/12/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 30, Pick 3, 879th overall pick) by the Tampa Bay Rays, out of college (UMKC).
06/12/2018 Released by the Tampa Bay organization.
06/12/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 30, Pick 3, 879th overall pick) by the Tampa Bay Rays, out of college (UMKC).
06/12/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 30, Pick 3, 879th overall pick) by the Tampa Bay Rays, out of college (UMKC).
06/12/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 30, Pick 3, 879th overall pick) by the Tampa Bay Rays, out of college (UMKC).
06/12/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 30, Pick 3, 879th overall pick) by the Tampa Bay Rays, out of college (UMKC).
06/25/2018 Released by the Tampa Bay organization.
08/04/2018 Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 20 (20); Eye: 40 (55).
07/23/2019 Injured on 07/22/2019, diagnosed with a strained hamstring, is day-to-day.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 50 (55).
09/15/2020 Injured on 09/12/2020, diagnosed with a strained hamstring, will miss 7 weeks.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 55 (55).
05/10/2021 Injured (scratched cornea),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/12/2021 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for one week.
09/22/2021 Wins the 2021 Southern League Round 2 with the Mississippi Firebirds!
10/01/2021 Wins the 2021 SL Glove Wizard Award at SS.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 55 (55).
09/24/2022 Injured (sore shoulder),out for 2 weeks.
12/17/2022 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 29, 29th overall Pick) by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Atlanta Firebirds.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 60 (60).
03/30/2023 Released by the Toronto organization, returned to the Atlanta Firebirds.
09/03/2023 Injured (bruised jaw),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/27/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $620,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 55 (60).
07/29/2024 Injured on 07/27/2024, diagnosed with patellar tendinitis, will miss 1-2 weeks.
09/24/2024 Wins the 2024 International League Round 2 with the Gwinnett Firebirds!
12/02/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 55 (55).
02/01/2025 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the Atlanta Firebirds development complex.
05/25/2025 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/07/2025 Injured on 07/06/2025, diagnosed with an intercostal strain, will miss 2-3 weeks.
11/24/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 20 (20); Eye: 55 (55).
03/29/2026 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/17/2026 Injured (forearm stiffness),out for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2023 4 8
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