SS Eric James #40
Atlanta Hammers MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
06/22/2026
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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
56 164 25 5 1 0 5 16 33 .152 .231 .195 1 -0.5
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
06/21/2026 MIL Win, 8-5 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
06/20/2026 MIL Loss, 6-13 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
06/19/2026 MIL Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/17/2026 SF Loss, 5-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/14/2026 @ NYM Loss, 0-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/13/2026 @ NYM Loss, 3-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/12/2026 @ NYM Win, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/07/2026 PIT Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/02/2026 TOR Loss, 8-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/30/2026 @ CIN Win, 11-1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 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, 88 Days
Service This Yr:89 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 43 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 56 164 25 5 1 0 5 18 16 33 .152 .231 .195 .426 .201 .043 24
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 52 183 1 0 0 5 1 1 32 6 1 1 50.0 7.5 1.37 -0.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   43 4 0 0 0 2 3 5 8 0 0 0 .093 .188 .093 .281
Versus Right   129 21 5 1 0 3 15 11 27 1 1 1 .163 .232 .217 .449
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   10 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .300 .417 .500 .917
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   20 5 0 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 .250 .318 .350 .668
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   919 198 40 8 0 65 89 90 229 3 10 8 .215 .290 .276 .567
Home   95 14 1 1 0 4 10 8 17 1 1 1 .147 .219 .179 .398
Road   69 11 4 0 0 1 8 8 16 0 0 0 .159 .247 .217 .464
Grass   164 25 5 1 0 5 18 16 33 1 1 1 .152 .231 .195 .426
Day   58 10 3 1 0 2 8 7 13 0 1 0 .172 .262 .259 .520
Night   106 15 2 0 0 3 10 9 20 1 0 1 .142 .214 .160 .374
As Starter   162 25 5 1 0 5 18 16 32 1 1 1 .154 .233 .198 .431
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   46 6 2 0 0 1 3 3 12 0 0 1 .130 .200 .174 .374
Inning 1-3   47 8 3 0 0 2 8 5 10 0 0 0 .170 .250 .234 .484
Inning 4-6   59 8 0 1 0 1 6 6 9 1 1 0 .136 .212 .169 .382
Inning 7-9   63 7 2 0 0 2 4 5 15 0 0 1 .111 .188 .143 .331
Extra Innings   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
0 Outs   68 11 3 1 0 0 10 7 11 0 1 0 .162 .240 .235 .475
1 Outs   63 10 1 0 0 4 5 6 16 1 0 0 .159 .229 .175 .403
2 Outs   41 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 8 0 0 1 .098 .178 .122 .300
Scoring Position   35 9 1 0 0 5 5 3 8 1 1 0 .257 .308 .286 .593
Bases Empty   101 10 3 1 0 0 9 8 23 0 0 1 .099 .173 .149 .321
Runner on 1st   36 6 1 0 0 0 4 5 4 0 0 0 .167 .268 .194 .463
Runner on 2nd   21 8 1 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 1 0 .381 .409 .429 .838
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Two Strikes   93 10 2 0 0 2 7 10 35 1 0 0 .108 .192 .129 .321
First Pitch   22 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 0-1   16 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .375 .562
Count 0-2   14 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 1-0   14 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .267 .286 .552
Count 1-1   13 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Count 1-2   30 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 1 0 0 .133 .129 .167 .296
Count 2-0   3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 2-1   7 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 2-2   25 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 .080 .080 .080 .160
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .250 .625 .250 .875
Full Count   24 2 1 0 0 0 4 10 10 0 0 0 .083 .353 .125 .478
Behind in Count   60 9 2 1 0 1 5 0 17 1 0 0 .150 .148 .217 .364
Ahead in Count   28 8 2 0 0 2 6 6 0 0 0 1 .286 .429 .357 .786
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 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   6 2 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .556 .667 1.222
Batting 9th   156 23 5 0 0 5 15 13 32 1 1 1 .147 .216 .179 .396
Low Leverage   69 6 2 0 0 2 5 7 16 1 0 0 .087 .169 .116 .285
Medium Leverage   75 14 2 1 0 3 10 7 13 0 1 1 .187 .265 .240 .505
High Leverage   28 5 1 0 0 0 3 2 6 0 0 0 .179 .233 .214 .448
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 56 164 25 5 1 0 5 18 16 1 1 33 1 1 .152 .231 .195 .426 24 24 -0.5
Total MLB 315 919 198 40 8 0 65 89 90 8 3 229 12 17 .215 .290 .276 .567 64 65 3.2
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 .873
2026 Atlanta - MLB SS 53 50 60 143 26 209 6 .971 438.0 4.17 +3.8 1.049
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 .873
TOTAL SS 301 290 405 807 173 1246 34 .973 2480.1 4.40 +30.3 1.094
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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