Nelson Velázquez

#17 - RF

Kansas City Royals

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	12/26/1998 (25)
Height, Weight	6'0", 190 lb
Hometown	Carolina, PRI

2024 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	wOBA
	230	31	8	27	2	.200	.280

	344^th 451 PA	289^th 54 R	237^th 14 HR	301^st 52 RBI	239^th 9 SB	328^th .245 AVG	288^th .311 wOBA

	K%	BB%	IPA%	HC%	xAVG	xwOBA
	26.5%	8.3%	23.0%	24.3%	.209	.299

	269^th 22.2% K%	153^rd 8.1% BB%	276^th 25.9% IPA%	235^th 26.2% HC%	297^th .241 xAVG	223^rd .313 xwOBA

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Stats Glossary

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%
2022	CHC	77	206	20	6	26	5	.205	.286	.373	.291	.275	70.7%	31.6%	9.2%	13.6%	.281	12.8%	39.2%	22.8%
2023	CHC/KC	53	179	35	17	34	0	.235	.302	.586	.369	.390	78.3%	28.5%	7.8%	33.3%	.221	21.4%	39.3%	24.6%
2024	KC	64	230	31	8	27	2	.200	.274	.366	.280	.299	79.3%	26.5%	8.3%	12.7%	.237	8.8%	36.1%	23.0%
MLB Percentile		1	2	17	25	13	22	7	10	30	18	35	18	23	54	53	6	65	35	21
MLB AVG		120	451	54	14	52	9	.245	.313	.401	.311	.313	83.9%	22.2%	8.1%	13.0%	.292	7.4%	38.0%	25.9%
Career		194	615	86	31	87	7	.212	.286	.433	.313	.320	76.1%	28.8%	8.5%	19.6%	.247	13.8%	38.0%	23.4%

Game Log

Date Range

Standard

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Year	Team	1B	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	K	BB	HBP	H	TB	HC	Brl
2022	CHC	22	7	3	6	5	2	65	19	2	38	69	50	15
2023	CHC/KC	15	6	0	17	0	0	51	14	2	38	95	54	24
2024	KC	24	8	1	8	2	0	61	19	3	41	75	56	13
MLB Percentile		1	5	32	25	22	0	82	13	29	1	-	-	-
MLB AVG		65	20	2	14	9	2	99	37	5	101	131	121	23
Career		61	21	4	31	7	2	177	52	7	117	239	160	52

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
2022	CHC	31.6%	9.2%	.205	.286	.373	.291	.168	.281	.183	.348	.275	.232	.352	111.2	91.4	12.3
2023	CHC/KC	28.5%	7.8%	.235	.302	.586	.369	.351	.221	.254	.624	.390	.256	.523	111.4	94.6	14.4
2024	KC	26.5%	8.3%	.200	.274	.366	.280	.166	.237	.209	.407	.299	.234	.363	111.0	90.3	17.5
MLB Percentile		23	54	7	10	30	18	-	6	15	48	35	3	48	-	81	83
MLB AVG		22.2%	8.1%	.245	.313	.401	.311	.156	.292	.241	.412	.313	.282	.367	110.7	87.4	13.3
Career		28.8%	8.5%	.212	.286	.433	.313	.221	.247	.214	.451	.320	.240	.412	111.4	92.0	14.9

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
2022	CHC	42.7%	19.7%	37.6%	7.7%	38.5%	40.8%	38.3%	20.8%	15.3%	59.8%	17.9%	9.4%	12.8%	39.2%
2023	CHC/KC	38.4%	16.1%	45.5%	10.7%	33.9%	43.8%	28.6%	27.7%	17.3%	60.8%	16.1%	1.8%	21.4%	39.3%
2024	KC	38.1%	19.0%	42.9%	15.0%	31.3%	42.2%	30.6%	27.2%	13.7%	64.0%	20.4%	6.8%	8.8%	36.1%
MLB Percentile		19	14	89	9	14	52	21	68	1	-	9	63	65	35
MLB AVG		43.8%	22.1%	34.2%	9.9%	35.3%	41.6%	33.4%	24.9%	18.3%	61.9%	24.6%	6.1%	7.4%	38.0%
Career		39.6%	18.4%	42.0%	11.4%	34.3%	42.2%	32.5%	25.3%	15.3%	61.7%	18.4%	6.1%	13.8%	38.0%

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%
2022	CHC	.205	.291	.281	.317	.183	.275	.232	.352	89.2	91.4	12.3	13.6%	39.2%	22.8%
2023	CHC/KC	.235	.369	.221	.339	.254	.390	.256	.523	91.0	94.6	14.4	33.3%	39.3%	24.6%
2024	KC	.200	.280	.237	.279	.209	.299	.234	.363	88.2	90.3	17.5	12.7%	36.1%	23.0%
MLB Percentile		7	18	6	11	15	35	3	48	46	81	83	53	35	21
MLB AVG		.245	.311	.292	.324	.241	.313	.282	.367	88.3	87.4	13.3	13.0%	38.0%	25.9%
Career		.212	.313	.247	.309	.214	.320	.240	.412	89.3	92.0	14.9	19.6%	38.0%	23.4%

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%
2022	CHC	43.5%	60.9%	47.4%	26.8%	36.5%	15.3%	63.5%	70.7%	46.2%	13.5%	17.3%	30.7%	-	56.2%
2023	CHC/KC	43.3%	63.6%	50.1%	31.7%	33.7%	17.3%	66.3%	78.3%	44.4%	13.5%	16.9%	30.4%	-	58.2%
2024	KC	42.9%	61.4%	46.5%	27.1%	35.5%	13.7%	64.5%	79.3%	35.0%	14.8%	16.5%	31.3%	-	56.8%
MLB Percentile		8	13	37	72	3	1	3	18	1	66	11	13	-	18
MLB AVG		45.9%	64.5%	48.1%	30.7%	24.9%	18.3%	75.1%	83.9%	58.2%	16.3%	12.0%	28.4%	-	58.8%
Career		43.2%	61.9%	47.9%	28.4%	35.3%	15.3%	64.7%	76.1%	41.6%	14.0%	16.9%	30.9%	-	57.0%

Approach › Locations

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Year	Team	Zone%	iLoc%	x-mLoc%	oLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	aLoc%	gLoc%	mmLoc%
2022	CHC	43.5%	27.4%	25.5%	47.1%	27.5%	22.9%	49.6%	33.5%	41.0%	6.3%
2023	CHC/KC	43.3%	24.5%	24.2%	51.4%	23.9%	24.3%	51.8%	30.7%	45.1%	6.5%
2024	KC	42.9%	22.7%	22.9%	54.4%	26.7%	23.3%	50.1%	27.8%	49.3%	5.6%
MLB Percentile		8	2	2	99	25	18	85	11	99	3
MLB AVG		45.9%	28.5%	25.8%	45.7%	30.0%	24.6%	45.4%	34.4%	39.8%	6.7%
Career		43.2%	24.8%	24.1%	51.1%	26.1%	23.4%	50.4%	30.6%	45.3%	6.1%

Approach › Counts

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Year	Team	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Early BIP%	F-Str%	TF-Str%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	PAR%
2022	CHC	57.0%	13.0%	30.0%	14.5%	65.0%	52.9%	16.2%	18.1%	26.7%
2023	CHC/KC	57.0%	9.1%	33.9%	17.0%	60.9%	46.4%	16.7%	22.2%	21.3%
2024	KC	58.7%	11.5%	29.9%	14.0%	61.7%	50.0%	18.5%	18.9%	22.6%
MLB Percentile		51	48	53	38	42	38	27	91	17
MLB AVG		58.8%	11.5%	30.1%	15.0%	62.3%	50.9%	21.4%	25.4%	18.9%
Career		57.6%	11.3%	31.1%	15.0%	62.6%	49.9%	17.2%	19.7%	23.5%

PLV

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Year	Team	P	PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	MTK%	HP	HL
2022	CHC	810	5.05	44.7%	19.9%	35.4%	9.3%	-	2.1	-5
2023	CHC/KC	704	5.03	42.0%	21.2%	36.8%	5.3%	-	14.6	+1
2024	KC	903	5.12	47.1%	20.3%	32.7%	14.4%	-	-3.1	-2
MLB Percentile		4	36	25	76	48	48	-	15	17
MLB AVG		1,753	5.13	48.1%	19.1%	32.7%	15.4%	-	-	+16
Career		2,417	5.07	44.8%	20.4%	34.8%	10.0%	-	13.6	-5

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