MLB · NL Central

Nathan Church

Betting stats, Statcast splits, spray chart & prop matchups

St. Louis CardinalsOFBats: L · Throws: L
FormHotPowerAverage

The read

League-average power. Heating up over the last ten.

At a glance

AVG

.268↑

OBP

.313

SLG

.410

OPS

.723

HR

5

K%

21%

Last 10: 10-for-28 (.357) · 0 HR · 8 K · 5 BB · MLB avg .247 / .318 / .404

Power & contact quality

Percentile rank vs qualified MLB hitters this season. The dot is this player; further right is better on every metric. Based on 198 PA.

Metric
Percentile
Value
Rank
xwOBA (con)
.353
44
Avg Exit V
84.7 mph
12
Barrel %
9.2%
63
Hard-Hit %
38.0%
20
Chase %
44.1%
2
Whiff %
21.8%
54
K %
21.2%
53
BB %
5.6%
16

Where he hits it

9%LF19%LCF17%CF20%RCF25%RFPull →

43%

Pull

28%

Center

29%

Oppo

Pull-air 19% of BIP · 95.1 mph · 30° LA

Share of batted balls by field sector. The pull / center / oppo split and pull-side fly-ball power sit below the fan.

Matchups

vs LHP.558OPS44 PA
vs RHP.771OPS154 PA

By pitch type. Filter by pitch, opposing hand, or recency. Green beats league average, red falls short.

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5 pitches · this season · combined vs both hands

PitchPA↑BASLGxwOBAWhiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%Exit veloLaunch
Cutter12.5001.200.48112.5%0.0%45.5%9.1%92.2 mph4.1°
Sinker21.254.444.38410.2%0.0%30.2%19.0%84.3 mph-18.2°
Slider48.223.357.25826.0%25.0%26.9%10.9%81.4 mph17.3°
Changeup49.225.306.22829.0%26.5%26.3%5.3%83.4 mph12.9°
Four-seam56.287.370.32618.4%28.6%35.2%8.3%87.4 mph13.3°

Full Statcast profile

Batted ball · discipline · situationalSeason-to-date
Expectedestimators not shown above
xBA
.323
xSLG
.511
Batted ballAvg EV / Barrel% / Hard-hit% shown above
Max EV
110.1
EV90
102.1
Launch angle
8.2°
Sweet-spot%
35.2%
Avg distance
319 ft
EV on barrels
103.4
EV on hard-hit
101.2
Plate disciplineChase% & Whiff% shown above as percentiles
Z-Swing%
70.9%
O-Contact%
70.5%
Z-Contact%
83.7%
Contact%
78.2%
SwStr%
12.3%
CSW%
25.9%
In-zone%
47.0%
1st-pitch swing%
34.3%
2-strike K%
38.2%
Rolling formxwOBA(con) / K% / BB% / Barrel% / Whiff%
7d xwOBA(con)
.454
7d K%
0.0%
7d Barrel%
15.4%
7d Whiff%
6.1%
14d xwOBA(con)
.349
14d K%
21.9%
14d Barrel%
7.4%
30d xwOBA(con)
.349
30d K%
21.9%
30d Barrel%
7.4%
By countxwOBA(con) / Whiff% by count state
0-0 xwOBA(con)
.325
Ahead xwOBA(con)
.407
Behind xwOBA(con)
.272
2-strike xwOBA(con)
.317
Ahead Whiff%
21.6%
2-strike Whiff%
18.0%
By situationxwOBA(con) by base state + leverage + inning
Bases empty
.284
RISP
.269
Loaded
.000
High leverage
.327
Clutch
.413
Innings 1-3
.346
Innings 4-6
.321
Innings 7+
.396

Statcast-derived from our v8 pitch corpus, refreshed daily. xwOBA (con) = xwOBA on balls in play. Percentages are share of the relevant opportunity.