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Jay Slater — Northwestern Baseball Stats & WOBAR Rating

2026 Season · Big Ten

Jay Slater

cNorthwestern

WOBAR Rating

96.876

#264 in Big Ten

−3.124 from start

Rating History

Season Statistics

G

24

PA

85

AB

75

H

13

2B

3

3B

0

HR

1

RBI

6

BB

8

SO

16

SB

0

AVG

.173

OBP

.271

SLG

.253

OPS

.524

Play-by-Play

Every play that moved the rating — 86 total.

May 16, 2026

vsRutgersL 9-152 plays

+0.392

96.876

WalkvsTyler Kane

Rank #231 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (94.757)

+0.200

96.684

Bottom 2nd · 1 out · Runner on 2nd · Down 1

Walkvs

Rank #268 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (85.511)

+0.192

96.876

Bottom 4th · 1 out · Runners on 1st & 2nd · Down 4

May 14, 2026

vsRutgersL 5-84 plays

−0.250

96.484

GroundoutvsJordan Savinon

Rank #194 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (99.411)

−0.256

96.477

Bottom 1st · 2 outs · Runners on 2nd & 3rd · Up 1

SinglevsJordan Savinon

Rank #194 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (99.107)

+0.527

97.004

Bottom 4th · 0 outs · Bases empty · Tied

StrikeoutvsJordan Savinon

Rank #194 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (96.913)

−0.304

96.700

Bottom 5th · 2 outs · Runner on 2nd · Up 3

StrikeoutvsJoe Mazza

Rank #17 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (102.889)

−0.217

96.484

Bottom 8th · 0 outs · Bases empty · Down 4

May 10, 2026

@IllinoisL 3-104 plays

+0.310

96.733

FlyoutvsBen Plumley

Rank #173 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (96.308)

−0.179

96.243

Top 2nd · 0 outs · Bases empty · Down 4

SinglevsBen Plumley

Rank #173 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (96.833)

+0.608

96.852

Top 4th · 1 out · Runners on 1st & 2nd · Down 7

Double PlayvsIke Young

Rank #185 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (96.863)

−0.283

96.569

Top 6th · 1 out · Runner on 1st · Down 8

Rank #150 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (98.989)

+0.164

96.733

Top 9th · 1 out · Bases empty · Down 9

May 9, 2026

@IllinoisL 3-44 plays

+0.709

96.423

WalkvsAidan Flinn

Rank #12 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (102.520)

+0.164

95.879

Top 2nd · 0 outs · Bases empty · Down 1

StrikeoutvsAidan Flinn

Rank #12 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (103.316)

−0.221

95.657

Top 4th · 2 outs · Bases empty · Down 3

GroundoutvsMitch Dye

Rank #153 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (98.185)

−0.194

95.463

Top 7th · 1 out · Bases empty · Down 2

DoublevsReed Gannon

Rank #208 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (97.127)

+0.960

96.423

Top 9th · 1 out · Bases empty · Down 1

May 8, 2026

@IllinoisL 0-123 plays

−0.011

95.715

Strikeout LookingvsRegan Hall

Rank #50 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (99.585)

−0.313

95.413

Top 1st · 2 outs · Runners on 1st & 2nd · Tied

SinglevsRegan Hall

Rank #50 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (100.107)

+0.480

95.893

Top 4th · 0 outs · Bases empty · Down 8

Pop OutvsSam Reed

Rank #150 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (98.802)

−0.178

95.715

Top 6th · 1 out · Bases empty · Down 12

May 5, 2026

vsIllinois St.W 7-13 plays

−0.610

95.726

GroundoutvsTrenton Roehler

Rank #83 Missouri Valley PitcherWOBAR (99.388)

−0.211

96.126

Bottom 2nd · 0 outs · Runner on 2nd · Up 2

Pop OutvsTrenton Roehler

Rank #83 Missouri Valley PitcherWOBAR (99.027)

−0.170

95.956

Bottom 4th · 1 out · Bases empty · Up 4

FlyoutvsJoey Wilmoth

Rank #15 Missouri Valley PitcherWOBAR (100.567)

−0.229

95.726

Bottom 6th · 1 out · Runners on 2nd & 3rd · Up 4

Apr 28, 2026

vsMilwaukeeW 10-83 plays

−0.500

96.337

FlyoutvsTristan Arnold

Rank #36 Horizon PitcherWOBAR (99.327)

−0.244

96.593

Bottom 1st · 2 outs · Runners on 2nd & 3rd · Up 1

GroundoutvsTristan Arnold

Rank #36 Horizon PitcherWOBAR (98.350)

−0.256

96.337

Bottom 3rd · 2 outs · Runner on 2nd · Up 1

Reached on ErrorvsTristan Arnold

Rank #36 Horizon PitcherWOBAR (97.926)

+0.000

96.337

Bottom 5th · 2 outs · Runner on 3rd · Up 1

Apr 21, 2026

vsBradleyW 11-64 plays

−0.487

96.836

Hit by PitchvsMason Lee

Rank #114 Missouri Valley PitcherWOBAR (98.495)

+0.187

97.510

Bottom 2nd · 1 out · Runner on 2nd · Down 1

Pop OutvsMason Lee

Rank #114 Missouri Valley PitcherWOBAR (95.215)

−0.160

97.350

Bottom 3rd · 0 outs · Runner on 1st · Up 5

Double PlayvsMason Lee

Rank #114 Missouri Valley PitcherWOBAR (94.641)

−0.353

96.997

Bottom 5th · 0 outs · Runners on 1st & 3rd · Up 5

FlyoutvsLuke Leverton

Rank #103 Missouri Valley PitcherWOBAR (94.287)

−0.161

96.836

Bottom 8th · 0 outs · Bases empty · Up 6

Apr 12, 2026

vsPurdueL 3-84 plays

+0.137

97.322

Pop OutvsJake Kramer

Rank #216 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (101.067)

−0.163

97.022

Bottom 2nd · 2 outs · Bases empty · Down 2

FlyoutvsJake Kramer

Rank #216 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (101.662)

−0.162

96.860

Bottom 5th · 0 outs · Bases empty · Down 5

SinglevsThomas Howard

Rank #260 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (97.556)

+0.631

97.491

Bottom 7th · 0 outs · Runners on 1st & 2nd · Down 6

Pop OutvsJake Kramer

Rank #216 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (101.926)

−0.169

97.322

Bottom 9th · 1 out · Bases empty · Down 5

Apr 11, 2026

vsPurdueL 2-34 plays

−0.985

97.186

Fielder's ChoicevsJake Kramer

Rank #216 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (100.162)

−0.146

98.025

Bottom 2nd · 1 out · Runner on 1st · Tied

LineoutvsJake Kramer

Rank #216 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (100.265)

−0.181

97.844

Bottom 5th · 0 outs · Bases empty · Tied

Double PlayvsJoe Trenerry

Rank #219 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (100.009)

−0.378

97.466

Bottom 6th · 1 out · Runners on 1st & 2nd · Up 1

GroundoutvsJake Kramer

Rank #216 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (99.716)

−0.280

97.186

Bottom 9th · 1 out · Bases empty · Tied

Apr 10, 2026

vsPurdueL 3-114 plays

−0.752

98.170

FlyoutvsCole Van Assen

Rank #156 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (99.010)

−0.163

98.759

Bottom 2nd · 1 out · Bases empty · Tied

GroundoutvsCole Van Assen

Rank #156 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (97.779)

−0.159

98.600

Bottom 4th · 0 outs · Bases empty · Down 1

FlyoutvsCole Van Assen

Rank #156 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (98.000)

−0.187

98.413

Bottom 6th · 1 out · Runner on 1st · Down 1

GroundoutvsThomas Howard

Rank #260 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (97.191)

−0.243

98.170

Bottom 8th · 2 outs · Bases empty · Down 1

Apr 5, 2026

vsMichigan St.W 8-64 plays

+0.126

98.922

SinglevsKochany

Rank #34 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (100.304)

+0.409

99.205

Bottom 2nd · 2 outs · Bases empty · Up 2

GroundoutvsLogan Pikur

Rank #104 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (100.344)

−0.252

98.953

Bottom 4th · 1 out · Runners on 2nd & 3rd · Up 1

FlyoutvsLogan Pikur

Rank #104 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (99.803)

−0.248

98.705

Bottom 6th · 2 outs · Runner on 3rd · Up 2

Hit by PitchvsAndrew Everson

Rank #242 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (99.732)

+0.217

98.922

Bottom 8th · 1 out · Runners on 2nd & 3rd · Up 2

Apr 4, 2026

vsMichigan St.W 10-95 plays

+0.984

98.796

SinglevsCarter Monke

Rank #220 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (100.583)

+0.394

98.206

Bottom 3rd · 0 outs · Bases empty · Down 4

StrikeoutvsCarter Monke

Rank #220 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (98.665)

−0.182

98.024

Bottom 4th · 1 out · Bases empty · Down 1

WalkvsNolan Higgins

Rank #13 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (102.319)

+0.254

98.278

Bottom 5th · 2 outs · Runners on 1st & 2nd · Down 1

StrikeoutvsNolan Higgins

Rank #13 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (102.410)

−0.341

97.937

Bottom 7th · 2 outs · Runner on 1st · Down 1

SinglevsTommy Szczepanski

Rank #168 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (100.296)

+0.859

98.796

Bottom 9th · 1 out · Runner on 1st · Tied

Apr 3, 2026

vsMichigan St.L 1-53 plays

−0.006

97.811

Pop OutvsAidan Donovan

Rank #55 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (102.221)

−0.160

97.657

Bottom 3rd · 0 outs · Bases empty · Tied

LineoutvsAidan Donovan

Rank #55 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (102.671)

−0.258

97.399

Bottom 5th · 2 outs · Runner on 1st · Tied

SinglevsAidan Donovan

Rank #55 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (103.286)

+0.412

97.811

Bottom 8th · 1 out · Bases empty · Down 5

Mar 23, 2026

@PortlandL 3-84 plays

−0.947

97.817

FlyoutvsAlexander Via

Rank #4 West Coast PitcherWOBAR (101.804)

−0.241

98.523

Top 2nd · 2 outs · Runners on 2nd & 3rd · Up 1

GroundoutvsAlexander Via

Rank #4 West Coast PitcherWOBAR (101.752)

−0.265

98.258

Top 4th · 2 outs · Runners on 1st & 3rd · Up 1

GroundoutvsAlexander Via

Rank #4 West Coast PitcherWOBAR (102.646)

−0.235

98.023

Top 7th · 1 out · Bases empty · Down 1

Pop OutvsAlexander Via

Rank #4 West Coast PitcherWOBAR (102.945)

−0.206

97.817

Top 9th · 1 out · Runner on 3rd · Down 6

Mar 22, 2026

@OregonW 11-103 plays

+0.278

98.764

DoublevsLuke Morgan

Rank #77 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (100.255)

+0.655

99.141

Top 2nd · 1 out · Runner on 1st · Down 1

GroundoutvsToby Twist

Rank #124 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (99.807)

−0.203

98.938

Top 4th · 0 outs · Runner on 2nd · Up 1

StrikeoutvsMichael Meckna

Rank #254 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (101.177)

−0.174

98.764

Top 5th · 0 outs · Bases empty · Up 5

Mar 21, 2026

@OregonL 4-64 plays

+0.830

98.486

Double PlayvsDevin Bell

Rank #8 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (99.944)

−0.255

97.401

Top 2nd · 1 out · Runner on 1st · Tied

Home RunvsDevin Bell

Rank #8 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (100.592)

+1.106

98.507

Top 5th · 1 out · Runner on 1st · Down 4

WalkvsDevin Bell

Rank #8 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (100.687)

+0.144

98.651

Top 7th · 1 out · Bases empty · Down 2

FlyoutvsDevin Bell

Rank #8 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (101.010)

−0.165

98.486

Top 9th · 1 out · Bases empty · Down 2

Mar 20, 2026

@OregonL 6-202 plays

−0.038

97.657

StrikeoutvsShane Johnson

Rank #37 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (100.225)

−0.166

97.529

Top 2nd · 2 outs · Bases empty · Down 9

WalkvsShane Johnson

Rank #37 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (101.106)

+0.128

97.657

Top 5th · 1 out · Bases empty · Down 14

Mar 14, 2026

vsSouthern CaliforniaL 0-2vsSouthern CaliforniaW 2-17 plays

−1.537

97.694

Strikeout LookingvsAdam Troy

Rank #6 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (101.789)

−0.202

99.030

Bottom 1st · 2 outs · Runner on 1st · Tied

LineoutvsAdam Troy

Rank #6 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (102.748)

−0.166

98.864

Bottom 4th · 2 outs · Bases empty · Tied

GroundoutvsAdam Troy

Rank #6 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (103.991)

−0.216

98.648

Bottom 7th · 1 out · Bases empty · Down 1

FlyoutvsAndrew Johnson

Rank #5 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (100.052)

−0.136

98.512

Bottom 2nd · 1 out · Bases empty · Up 1

StrikeoutvsAndrew Johnson

Rank #5 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (101.171)

−0.172

98.340

Bottom 5th · 1 out · Bases empty · Up 1

LineoutvsAndrew Johnson

Rank #5 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (102.238)

−0.236

98.104

Bottom 8th · 0 outs · Bases empty · Tied

GroundoutvsAdam Troy

Rank #6 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (104.396)

−0.409

97.694

Bottom 9th · 1 out · Runners on 1st & 2nd · Tied

Mar 13, 2026

vsSouthern CaliforniaL 1-152 plays

−0.311

99.232

StrikeoutvsHenry Chabot

Rank #39 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (102.572)

−0.159

99.384

Bottom 2nd · 0 outs · Bases empty · Tied

Strikeout LookingvsHenry Chabot

Rank #39 Big Ten PitcherWOBAR (103.186)

−0.152

99.232

Bottom 4th · 1 out · Bases empty · Down 6

Mar 10, 2026

vsUICT 3-34 plays

−0.703

99.544

Strikeout LookingvsBobby Barrera

Rank #98 Missouri Valley PitcherWOBAR (99.382)

−0.229

100.018

Bottom 1st · 2 outs · Runner on 2nd · Up 1

Pop OutvsKendall Lyons

Rank #69 Missouri Valley PitcherWOBAR (99.413)

−0.132

99.886

Bottom 4th · 0 outs · Bases empty · Up 1

FlyoutvsJacob Jakubowski

Rank #122 Missouri Valley PitcherWOBAR (100.677)

−0.139

99.747

Bottom 6th · 0 outs · Bases empty · Up 1

FlyoutvsMark Eddie

Rank #3 Missouri Valley PitcherWOBAR (100.476)

−0.203

99.544

Bottom 8th · 0 outs · Bases empty · Up 1

Mar 8, 2026

vsUNLVL 5-104 plays

−0.079

100.247

StrikeoutvsFelix Ong

Rank #135 Mountain West PitcherWOBAR (99.648)

−0.230

100.096

Bottom 1st · 2 outs · Runners on 1st & 3rd · Up 1

DoublevsFelix Ong

Rank #135 Mountain West PitcherWOBAR (100.435)

+0.455

100.551

Bottom 4th · 2 outs · Bases empty · Down 3

GroundoutvsLj Manning

Rank #84 Mountain West PitcherWOBAR (99.961)

−0.173

100.378

Bottom 6th · 1 out · Runner on 2nd · Down 4

Pop OutvsColton Sundloff

Rank #68 Mountain West PitcherWOBAR (100.127)

−0.131

100.247

Bottom 8th · 2 outs · Bases empty · Down 5

Feb 22, 2026

@Boston CollegeW 8-55 plays

+0.326

100.326

StrikeoutvsPeter Schaefer

Rank #126 ACC PitcherWOBAR (100.107)

−0.250

99.750

Top 2nd · 2 outs · Runners on 1st & 2nd · Down 1

FlyoutvsJacob Burnham

Rank #91 ACC PitcherWOBAR (100.270)

−0.161

99.589

Top 4th · 2 outs · Bases empty · Tied

WalkvsJacob Burnham

Rank #91 ACC PitcherWOBAR (100.580)

+0.172

99.761

Top 6th · 2 outs · Runner on 1st · Down 2

SinglevsJacob Burnham

Rank #91 ACC PitcherWOBAR (100.637)

+0.719

100.480

Top 8th · 0 outs · Bases loaded · Down 2

StrikeoutvsJohnD Mitchell

Rank #184 ACC PitcherWOBAR (100.000)

−0.154

100.326

Top 9th · 0 outs · Bases empty · Up 4