| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/2009 | Championship | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009/2010 | League One | 13 | 1146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008/2009 | League Two | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/2026 | League Two | 42 | 3444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.69 |
| 2011/2012 | Championship | 21 | 1314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012/2013 | Championship | 6 | 452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013/2014 | League One | 16 | 1440 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | — |
| 2013/2014 | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/2015 | League One | 41 | 3597 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | — |
| 2015/2016 | League One | 43 | 3703 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | — |
| 2016/2017 | League One | 7 | 601 | 1 | 0 | 0.15 | — |
| 2017/2018 | League One | 20 | 1699 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 | — |
| 2017/2018 | League Two | 17 | 645 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018/2019 | League Two | 32 | 614 | 1 | 0 | 0.15 | — |
| 2019/2020 | League One | 35 | 1928 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.87 |
| 2020/2021 | League One | 17 | 1519 | 2 | 0 | 0.12 | 7.14 |
| 2021/2022 | League One | 43 | 3736 | 0 | 2 | 0.05 | 6.92 |
| 2022/2023 | League One | 43 | 3105 | 1 | 2 | 0.09 | 6.91 |
| 2023/2024 | League One | 26 | 2201 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 6.8 |
| 2024/2025 | League One | 46 | 1170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.13 |
Domestic league competitions only; G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Cohort: 112 League One defenders, 2024/2025, 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 2026-07-07
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Peterborough United | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
 Gillingham | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Fleetwood Town | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Milton Keynes Dons | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Coventry City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Oxford United | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lincoln City | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Portsmouth | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cambridge United | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Swindon Town | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Port Vale | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Blackpool | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Burton Albion | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wycombe Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Exeter City | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Charlton Athletic | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
In the 2025/2026 League Two, James Wilson played 42 games (3,444 minutes) without a direct goal contribution. GioScore's computed rating for the season averages 6.69. Measured against the 112 League One defenders who played 450+ minutes in 2024/2025, he ranks in the 68th percentile by match rating — above the cohort median, and 30th of 112 for goals scored.
2020/2021 stands as his highest-rated season (7.14, League One), with 2025/2026 the weakest (6.69).
| Club | Period | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham Athletic | 2013/2014 - 2015/2016 | 105 | 2 | 1 | 8740 | — | — | — |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2021/2022 - 2022/2023 | 94 | 1 | 5 | 7550 | — | — | 6.89 |
| Bristol Rovers | 2023/2024 - 2024/2025 | 84 | 3 | 1 | 6592 | — | — | 7.08 |
| Ipswich Town | 2019/2020 - 2020/2021 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 4247 | — | — | 6.98 |
| Lincoln City | 2017/2018 - 2018/2019 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 1529 | — | — | 7.00 |
| Cheltenham Town | 2013/2014 - 2012/2013 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 3522 | — | — | 7.35 |
| Bristol City | 2008/2009 - 2013/2014 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1901 | — | — | — |
| Brentford | 2008/2009 - 2009/2010 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1146 | — | — | — |
| Walsall | 2017/2018 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1789 | — | — | — |
| Sheffield United | 2016/2017 - 2017/2018 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 771 | — | — | — |
| Total | 532 | 13 | 8 | 37787 |
| Season | Club | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Cheltenham Town | 43 | 1 | — | 3522 | 4 | 0 | 7.35 |
| 24/25 | Bristol Rovers | 50 | 2 | — | 3880 | 1 | 0 | 7.22 |
| 23/24 | Bristol Rovers | 31 | 1 | — | 2442 | 7 | 1 | 6.80 |
| 22/23 | Plymouth Argyle | 45 | 1 | — | 3244 | 7 | 1 | 6.76 |
| 22/23 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 0 | — | 270 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | Plymouth Argyle | 49 | 0 | — | 4306 | 7 | 0 | 6.97 |
| 20/21 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 2 | — | 1609 | 2 | 0 | 7.04 |
| 19/20 | Ipswich Town | 44 | 0 | — | 2638 | 5 | 1 | 6.87 |
| 18/19 | Lincoln City | 35 | 1 | — | 794 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 17/18 | Walsall | 21 | 1 | — | 1789 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | Lincoln City | 18 | 1 | — | 735 | 2 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 16/17 | Sheffield United | 9 | 1 | — | 771 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | Oldham Athletic | 45 | 0 | — | 3703 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 1 | — | 3597 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | Cheltenham Town | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
