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Nelson Velázquez

#38 - OF/DH

St. Louis Cardinals

Bats / Throws Right / Right
Date of Birth 12/26/1998 (27)
Height, Weight 5'11", 190 lb
Hometown Carolina, PRI

2026 Season Stats

Needs more playing time to qualify
MLB Rank MLB Average
PA R HR RBI SB AVG wOBA
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- 199
PA
- 24
R
- 6
HR
- 23
RBI
- 4
SB
- .243
AVG
- .317
wOBA
K% BB% IPA% HC% xAVG xwOBA
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IPA%
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Nelson Velázquez 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% 17.1% .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% 43.6% .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% 19.5% .237 8.8% 36.1% 23.0%
2026 STL 8 24 5 2 6 0 .364 .417 .682 .472 .417 77.8% 20.8% 4.2% 50.0% .400 17.6% 52.9% 37.5%
MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MLB AVG 53 199 24 6 23 4 .243 .319 .394 .317 .322 84.7% 21.9% 9.1% 17.8% .290 7.7% 38.1% 25.7%
Career 202 639 91 33 93 7 .218 .291 .443 .321 .326 76.1% 28.5% 8.3% 27.7% .253 14.0% 38.6% 23.9%

Nelson Velázquez Game Log

Nelson Velázquez 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 90 50 15
2023 CHC/KC 15 6 0 17 0 0 51 14 2 38 111 54 24
2024 KC 24 8 1 8 2 0 61 19 3 41 97 56 13
2026 STL 5 1 0 2 0 0 5 1 1 8 17 11 3
MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MLB AVG 28 8 1 6 4 1 43 19 2 43 92 53 11
Career 66 22 4 33 7 2 182 53 8 125 315 171 55

Nelson Velázquez 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 92.1 12.3
2023 CHC/KC 28.5% 7.8% .235 .302 .586 .369 .351 .221 .254 .624 .390 .256 .523 111.4 96.5 14.4
2024 KC 26.5% 8.3% .200 .274 .366 .280 .166 .237 .209 .407 .299 .234 .363 111.0 92.5 17.5
2026 STL 20.8% 4.2% .364 .417 .682 .472 .318 .400 .303 .607 .417 .315 .504 109.4 102.0 4.7
MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MLB AVG 21.9% 9.1% .243 .319 .394 .317 .151 .290 .242 .410 .322 .285 .371 110.1 89.6 13.4
Career 28.5% 8.3% .218 .291 .443 .321 .225 .253 .217 .457 .326 .243 .418 111.4 94.0 14.5

Nelson Velázquez 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% 29.9% 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% 34.8% 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% 27.9% 15.0% 31.3% 42.2% 30.6% 27.2% 13.7% 64.0% 20.4% 6.8% 8.8% 36.1%
2026 STL 52.9% 23.5% 23.5% 0.0% 47.1% 41.2% 29.4% 29.4% 12.5% 47.1% 23.5% 11.8% 17.6% 52.9%
MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MLB AVG 43.6% 22.1% 24.1% 10.2% 35.3% 42.1% 33.4% 24.5% 17.9% 61.7% 24.5% 6.1% 7.7% 38.1%
Career 40.2% 18.6% 30.3% 10.9% 34.9% 42.2% 32.3% 25.5% 15.2% 61.0% 18.6% 6.4% 14.0% 38.6%

Nelson Velázquez 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 92.1 12.3 17.1% 39.2% 22.8%
2023 CHC/KC .235 .369 .221 .339 .254 .390 .256 .523 91.0 96.5 14.4 43.6% 39.3% 24.6%
2024 KC .200 .280 .237 .279 .209 .299 .234 .363 88.2 92.5 17.5 19.5% 36.1% 23.0%
2026 STL .364 .472 .400 .471 .303 .417 .315 .504 92.4 102.0 4.7 50.0% 52.9% 37.5%
MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MLB AVG .243 .317 .290 .320 .242 .322 .285 .371 88.3 89.6 13.4 17.8% 38.1% 25.7%
Career .218 .321 .253 .316 .217 .326 .243 .418 89.5 94.0 14.5 27.7% 38.6% 23.9%

Nelson Velázquez 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% 14.8% 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% 15.9% 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% 16.3% 56.8%
2026 STL 56.3% 68.8% 46.3% 28.6% 27.0% 12.5% 73.0% 77.8% 60.0% 22.5% 12.5% 35.0% 21.3% 58.8%
MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MLB AVG 44.7% 63.7% 47.3% 31.6% 24.7% 17.9% 75.3% 84.7% 58.9% 16.4% 11.7% 28.2% 17.6% 58.1%
Career 43.6% 62.1% 47.8% 28.4% 35.0% 15.2% 65.0% 76.1% 42.0% 14.3% 16.7% 31.0% 15.9% 57.1%

Nelson Velázquez 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%
2026 STL 56.3% 20.0% 35.0% 45.0% 30.0% 21.3% 48.8% 26.3% 38.8% 10.0%
MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - -
MLB AVG 44.7% 29.9% 27.2% 42.9% 35.8% 22.8% 41.4% 35.2% 37.6% 6.6%
Career 43.6% 24.6% 24.5% 50.9% 26.3% 23.4% 50.4% 30.4% 45.1% 6.2%

Nelson Velázquez 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%
2026 STL 62.5% 11.3% 26.3% 16.0% 79.2% 54.2% 32.0% 38.1% 23.8%
MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - -
MLB AVG 58.6% 12.1% 29.5% 14.9% 60.8% 49.7% 21.2% 26.9% 18.9%
Career 57.8% 11.3% 31.0% 15.0% 63.2% 50.1% 17.7% 20.2% 23.5%

Nelson Velázquez PLV

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Year Team P PLV QP% AP% BP% Q-BP% MTK% HP HL
2022 CHC 810 5.03 44.3% 22.0% 33.7% 10.6% 4.7% 0.9 -3
2023 CHC/KC 704 5.08 47.4% 15.8% 36.8% 10.7% 6.3% 17.1 +4
2024 KC 903 4.96 46.4% 16.2% 37.4% 9.0% 5.3% -4.8 -4
2026 STL 80 5.09 47.5% 21.3% 31.3% 16.3% 6.3% 4.0 +3
MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - -
MLB AVG 776 4.97 46.4% 17.4% 36.2% 10.2% 4.7% 3.0 +1
Career 2,497 5.02 46.1% 18.1% 35.8% 10.2% 5.4% 17.2 0
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