MLB · NL Central

Nathan Church

St. Louis CardinalsOFBats: L · Throws: L

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At a glance

This season

.259

OBP

.299

SLG

.391

OPS

.690

5 HR · 19 RBI · 42 K (5%) · 9 BB · 768 PA

MLB avg · .247 / .318 / .404 · .722 OPS

Last 10 games

.313

RBI

10-for-32

Across 36 starts in the last 60 days, he averages 4.0 plate appearances per game and gets pulled before his third PA in 6% of them.

Quality of contact

Percentile rank vs qualified MLB hitters this season. The dot is the player's position — further right means better, regardless of metric. Computed across 185 plate appearances (144 balls in play).

Metric

Percentile

Value

Rank

xwOBA

.291

Avg Exit V

84.5 mph

Barrel %

8.3%

Hard-Hit %

30.6%

Whiff %

21.9%

K %

22.7%

BB %

4.9%

Split by opposing hand

Hits righties much harder than lefties.

Stat	League	vs Lefties	vs Righties
BA	.247	.268	.256
OBP	.318	.279	.306
SLG	.404	.293	.421
OPS	.722	.572	.727
Sample	—	43 PA	144 PA

Pitch-by-pitch breakdown

How he performs against each pitch. Filter by pitch type, opposing pitcher hand, or recency. Color signal: green beats league average, red falls short.

Pitch type

All Four-seam Cutter Sinker Changeup Curveball Slider

Throws

Both Lefties Righties

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This season Last 30 days

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6 pitches · last 30 days · combined vs both hands

Pitch	PA↑	BA	SLG	xwOBA	Whiff%	K%	Hard-hit%	Barrel%	Exit velo	Launch
Cutter	1	—	—	.701	33.3%	0.0%	—	—	—	—
Curveball	1	.000	.000	.329	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	80.3 mph	10.0°
Sinker	6	.167	.167	.143	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	78.8 mph	-39.7°
Changeup	9	.333	.333	.169	42.1%	55.6%	0.0%	0.0%	77.4 mph	13.5°
Four-seam	10	.556	.667	.318	25.0%	30.0%	33.3%	0.0%	88.5 mph	3.5°
Slider	10	.125	.250	.216	46.7%	40.0%	33.3%	16.7%	85.3 mph	23.0°

Ballpark history

Ballpark	PA	HR	AVG	SLG	OPS
STL	417	3	.274	—	.506
NYM	82	0	.263	—	.454
HOU	70	0	.214	—	.371
MIA	68	1	.231	—	.550
PIT	64	0	.111	—	.198