Nathan Church

#27 - OF

St. Louis Cardinals

Bats / Throws	Left / Left
Date of Birth	7/12/2000 (25)
Height, Weight	5'10", 180 lb
Hometown	Newport Beach, CA

2026 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	wOBA
	213	26	6	23	5	.258	.308

	213^th 246 PA	188^th 30 R	178^th 8 HR	208^th 28 RBI	105^th 4 SB	120^th .243 AVG	201^st .316 wOBA

	K%	BB%	IPA%	HC%	xAVG	xwOBA
	21.6%	5.2%	26.8%	23.5%	.224	.288

	164^th - K%	309^th - BB%	139^th - IPA%	249^th - HC%	248^th - xAVG	270^th - xwOBA

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Stats Glossary

Nathan Church Overview

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Year	Team	G	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	xwOBA	Z-Con%	K%	BB%	HR/FB%	BABIP	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%
2025	STL	27	65	9	1	8	1	.179	.254	.250	.231	.244	80.2%	27.7%	4.6%	10.0%	.237	2.4%	31.7%	20.0%
2026	STL	64	213	26	6	23	5	.258	.300	.404	.308	.288	83.4%	21.6%	5.2%	20.0%	.304	8.4%	37.0%	26.8%
MLB Percentile		43	39	44	42	38	63	64	30	54	42	23	35	53	11	59	65	61	42	60
MLB AVG		65	246	30	8	28	4	.243	.318	.398	.316	.320	84.6%	22.0%	9.0%	18.6%	.289	7.7%	38.1%	25.7%
Career		91	278	35	7	31	6	.240	.290	.370	.291	.279	82.6%	23.0%	5.0%	17.5%	.290	7.2%	35.9%	25.2%

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Date Range

Nathan Church Standard

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Year	Team	1B	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	K	BB	HBP	H	TB	HC	Brl
2025	STL	8	1	0	1	1	0	18	3	3	10	20	17	1
2026	STL	35	9	1	6	5	2	46	11	2	51	93	50	13
MLB Percentile		52	41	48	42	63	65	54	16	36	47	39	34	56
MLB AVG		35	10	1	8	4	1	53	23	3	54	114	66	13
Career		43	10	1	7	6	2	64	14	5	61	113	67	14

Nathan Church Advanced

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Year	Team	K%	BB%	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	ISO	BABIP	xAVG	xSLG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	Max EV	FB EV	LA
2025	STL	27.7%	4.6%	.179	.254	.250	.231	.071	.237	.192	.271	.244	.257	.272	107.0	90.4	5.0
2026	STL	21.6%	5.2%	.258	.300	.404	.308	.146	.304	.224	.394	.288	.253	.339	110.1	86.9	9.4
MLB Percentile		53	11	64	30	54	42	48	65	28	42	23	17	33	50	22	19
MLB AVG		22.0%	9.0%	.243	.318	.398	.316	.155	.289	.241	.411	.320	.283	.369	110.2	89.6	13.5
Career		23.0%	5.0%	.240	.290	.370	.291	.130	.290	.217	.367	.279	.253	.326	110.1	87.7	8.5

Nathan Church Batted Ball › Contact

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Year	Team	GB%	LD%	FB%	PU%	SS%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul Str%	PC%	Fl&B%	Solid%	Brl%	ICR%
2025	STL	61.0%	12.2%	24.4%	2.4%	24.4%	36.6%	31.7%	31.7%	23.0%	68.3%	24.4%	4.9%	2.4%	31.7%
2026	STL	48.7%	22.1%	19.5%	9.7%	34.4%	41.6%	33.1%	25.3%	24.2%	63.0%	24.0%	4.5%	8.4%	37.0%
MLB Percentile		77	49	17	53	41	46	44	55	98	40	39	23	61	42
MLB AVG		43.4%	22.1%	24.4%	10.1%	35.4%	42.0%	33.5%	24.5%	18.0%	61.6%	24.7%	6.0%	7.7%	38.1%
Career		51.3%	20.0%	20.5%	8.2%	32.3%	40.5%	32.8%	26.7%	23.9%	64.1%	24.1%	4.6%	7.2%	35.9%

Nathan Church Batted Ball › Outcomes

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Year	Team	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA	HR/FB	ICR%	IPA%
2025	STL	.179	.231	.237	.256	.192	.244	.257	.272	86.2	90.4	5.0	10.0%	31.7%	20.0%
2026	STL	.258	.308	.304	.331	.224	.288	.253	.339	85.3	86.9	9.4	20.0%	37.0%	26.8%
MLB Percentile		64	42	65	58	28	23	17	33	14	22	19	59	42	60
MLB AVG		.243	.316	.289	.321	.241	.320	.283	.369	88.3	89.6	13.5	18.6%	38.1%	25.7%
Career		.240	.291	.290	.316	.217	.279	.253	.326	85.5	87.7	8.5	17.5%	35.9%	25.2%

Nathan Church Approach › Plate Discipline

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Year	Team	Zone%	Str%	Swing%	O-Sw%	Whiff%	Foul Str%	Con%	Z-Con%	O-Con%	CS%	SwStr%	CSW%	BIP%	PLUS%
2025	STL	42.0%	67.7%	54.1%	38.9%	28.1%	23.0%	71.9%	80.2%	60.3%	13.6%	15.2%	28.8%	16.0%	63.8%
2026	STL	44.6%	70.6%	56.7%	46.2%	23.9%	24.2%	76.1%	83.4%	67.3%	13.9%	13.5%	27.4%	18.9%	64.3%
MLB Percentile		46	97	97	1	54	98	54	35	77	80	33	60	70	97
MLB AVG		44.7%	63.8%	47.4%	31.6%	24.8%	18.0%	75.2%	84.6%	58.6%	16.4%	11.8%	28.2%	17.6%	58.2%
Career		44.0%	69.9%	56.1%	44.4%	24.8%	23.9%	75.2%	82.6%	65.8%	13.8%	13.9%	27.8%	18.2%	64.2%

Nathan Church Approach › Locations

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Year	Team	Zone%	iLoc%	x-mLoc%	oLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	aLoc%	gLoc%	mmLoc%
2025	STL	42.0%	31.1%	23.7%	45.1%	38.9%	18.7%	42.4%	41.2%	35.0%	6.6%
2026	STL	44.6%	29.0%	27.4%	43.5%	41.9%	21.0%	37.0%	42.6%	30.0%	5.4%
MLB Percentile		46	44	53	53	91	11	16	95	5	7
MLB AVG		44.7%	29.6%	27.2%	43.2%	35.7%	22.8%	41.4%	35.2%	37.6%	6.6%
Career		44.0%	29.5%	26.5%	43.9%	41.2%	20.5%	38.3%	42.2%	31.2%	5.7%

Nathan Church Approach › Counts

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Year	Team	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Early BIP%	F-Str%	TF-Str%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	PAR%
2025	STL	56.8%	6.6%	36.6%	15.1%	66.2%	53.8%	17.8%	34.0%	19.1%
2026	STL	59.3%	8.1%	32.6%	16.0%	62.6%	49.5%	17.8%	41.9%	17.0%
MLB Percentile		38	3	11	64	64	47	23	2	66
MLB AVG		58.7%	12.1%	29.5%	14.9%	61.0%	49.8%	21.1%	26.8%	19.0%
Career		58.7%	7.8%	33.6%	15.8%	63.4%	50.5%	17.8%	39.8%	17.5%

Nathan Church PLV

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Year	Team	P	PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	MTK%	HP	HL
2025	STL	257	5.04	49.4%	17.1%	33.5%	16.0%	3.9%	-1.3	+1
2026	STL	813	4.96	45.5%	18.0%	36.5%	9.0%	5.8%	0.4	+7
MLB Percentile		37	43	32	60	55	55	86	41	71
MLB AVG		955	4.97	46.3%	17.6%	36.2%	10.1%	4.7%	3.9	+2
Career		1,070	4.98	46.4%	17.8%	35.8%	10.7%	5.3%	-0.8	+8

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