| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | World Cup U17 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | Major League Soccer | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.04 |
| 2018 | USL Championship | 3 | 270 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | — |
| 2019 | Major League Soccer | 19 | 1488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | Major League Soccer | 18 | 1589 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 7.06 |
| 2021 | Major League Soccer | 28 | 2433 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.98 |
| 2021/2022 | Premiership | 18 | 459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022/2023 | Premiership | 19 | 584 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | Major League Soccer | 9 | 735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.94 |
| 2024 | Major League Soccer | 33 | 2917 | 1 | 1 | 0.06 | 7.15 |
| 2024/2025 | Bundesliga | 7 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025/2026 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1931 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 6.78 |
Domestic league competitions only; G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Cohort: 123 Bundesliga midfielders, 2025/2026, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-07-06
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtic | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ross County | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hearts | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Orlando City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Livingston | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Aberdeen | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 RB Leipzig | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dundee United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Motherwell | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New York RB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Hibernian | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chicago Fire | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Werder Bremen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 FC Augsburg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 St. Mirren | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 St. Johnstone | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 TSG Hoffenheim | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player stats against each opponent national team
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 El Salvador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jamaica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Haiti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 St. Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Martinique | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ghana U17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paraguay U17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
James Sands scored 1 goal in 24 Bundesliga appearances in 2025/2026 (1,931 minutes), without an assist — 0.05 goal involvements per 90. GioScore's computed rating for the season averages 6.78. Against the 123 Bundesliga midfielders who played 450+ minutes in 2025/2026, his match rating places in the 36th percentile — goals rank: 73rd of 123.
His best-rated season remains 2024 (7.15, Major League Soccer); his lowest was 2025/2026 (6.78).
| Club | Period | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | 2017/2018 - 2024/2025 | 118 | 1 | 3 | 9839 | — | — | 7.03 |
| Rangers | 2021/2022 - 2022/2023 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 2007 | — | — | 6.86 |
| St. Pauli | 2024/2025 - 2025/2026 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2191 | — | — | 6.89 |
| United States (national team) | 2021 - now | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1034 | — | — | 6.77 |
| Louisville City | 2018/2019 - 2017/2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 270 | — | — | — |
| Total | 213 | 4 | 4 | 14307 |
| Season | Club | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | St. Pauli | 24 | 1 | — | 1931 | 4 | 0 | 6.78 |
| 24/25 | St. Pauli | 9 | 1 | — | 260 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 24/25 | United States (national team) | 2 | 0 | — | 64 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 23/24 | United States (national team) | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | New York City | 33 | 1 | — | 2917 | 13 | 1 | 7.15 |
| 22/23 | United States (national team) | 6 | 0 | — | 506 | 0 | 0 | 6.89 |
| 22/23 | New York City | 10 | 0 | — | 745 | 2 | 0 | 6.94 |
| 22/23 | Rangers | 29 | 1 | — | 1438 | 8 | 1 | 6.76 |
| 21/22 | Rangers | 30 | 0 | — | 569 | 1 | 0 | 6.96 |
| 21/22 | United States (national team) | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 |
| 20/21 | United States (national team) | 6 | 0 | — | 464 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 20/21 | New York City | 28 | 0 | — | 2433 | 6 | 0 | 6.98 |
| 19/20 | New York City | 23 | 0 | — | 1949 | 7 | 0 | 7.06 |
| 18/19 | New York City | 19 | 0 | — | 1488 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | New York City | 4 | 0 | — | 284 | 0 | 0 | 7.04 |
