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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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- 249
PA
- 30
R
- 8
HR
- 29
RBI
- 4
SB
- .244
AVG
- .317
wOBA
K% BB% IPA% HC% xAVG xwOBA
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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 17 44 7 3 7 0 .308 .386 .590 .419 .379 72.5% 25.0% 9.1% 37.5% .360 14.3% 50.0% 31.8%
MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MLB AVG 66 249 30 8 29 4 .244 .319 .399 .317 .320 84.7% 22.0% 9.0% 18.7% .289 7.7% 38.1% 25.7%
Career 211 659 93 34 94 7 .218 .293 .443 .321 .326 75.9% 28.5% 8.5% 27.6% .255 13.9% 38.8% 24.0%

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 7 2 0 3 0 0 11 4 1 12 28 18 4
MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MLB AVG 35 10 1 8 4 1 54 23 3 55 116 67 13
Career 68 23 4 34 7 2 188 56 8 129 326 178 56

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 25.0% 9.1% .308 .386 .590 .419 .282 .360 .258 .537 .379 .286 .469 109.4 100.5 11.0
MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MLB AVG 22.0% 9.0% .244 .319 .399 .317 .156 .289 .241 .412 .320 .284 .370 110.2 89.6 13.5
Career 28.5% 8.5% .218 .293 .443 .321 .225 .255 .217 .457 .326 .243 .417 111.4 94.1 14.7

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 39.3% 28.6% 28.6% 3.6% 46.4% 39.3% 39.3% 21.4% 13.9% 50.0% 25.0% 10.7% 14.3% 50.0%
MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MLB AVG 43.4% 22.1% 24.4% 10.1% 35.3% 42.0% 33.6% 24.5% 18.0% 61.6% 24.7% 6.0% 7.7% 38.1%
Career 39.6% 19.1% 30.4% 10.9% 35.1% 42.0% 32.9% 25.1% 15.2% 60.9% 18.8% 6.4% 13.9% 38.8%

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 .308 .419 .360 .429 .258 .379 .286 .469 94.0 100.5 11.0 37.5% 50.0% 31.8%
MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MLB AVG .244 .317 .289 .322 .241 .320 .284 .370 88.3 89.6 13.5 18.7% 38.1% 25.7%
Career .218 .321 .255 .317 .217 .326 .243 .417 89.7 94.1 14.7 27.6% 38.8% 24.0%

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 46.2% 65.3% 47.4% 33.3% 36.6% 13.9% 63.4% 72.5% 48.4% 17.9% 17.3% 35.3% 16.2% 58.4%
MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MLB AVG 44.7% 63.7% 47.3% 31.6% 24.8% 18.0% 75.2% 84.7% 58.6% 16.4% 11.8% 28.2% 17.6% 58.1%
Career 43.4% 62.1% 47.8% 28.7% 35.4% 15.2% 64.6% 75.9% 42.1% 14.2% 16.9% 31.2% 15.7% 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 46.2% 27.2% 31.8% 41.0% 39.9% 21.4% 38.7% 32.4% 35.8% 6.9%
MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - - -
MLB AVG 44.7% 29.6% 27.2% 43.2% 35.8% 22.8% 41.4% 35.3% 37.6% 6.6%
Career 43.4% 24.9% 24.7% 50.4% 27.1% 23.3% 49.6% 30.7% 44.7% 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 54.3% 12.7% 32.9% 13.8% 72.7% 56.8% 23.4% 29.8% 19.3%
MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - -
MLB AVG 58.7% 12.1% 29.5% 14.9% 61.0% 49.7% 21.1% 26.8% 18.9%
Career 57.4% 11.4% 31.2% 14.9% 63.3% 50.4% 17.6% 20.4% 23.2%

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 173 5.04 45.1% 23.1% 31.8% 13.3% 5.8% 5.3 +2
MLB Percentile - - - - - - - - -
MLB AVG 967 4.97 46.3% 17.6% 36.2% 10.1% 4.7% 4.1 +2
Career 2,590 5.02 45.9% 18.3% 35.7% 10.2% 5.4% 18.4 -1
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