Nelson Velazquez stats
AstrosLeft Fielder · #30
Bio
- Age
- 27 yearsDec 26, 1998
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 190 lbs
- Experience
- 4 yearsDebut 2022
- Birthplace
- Carolina, Puerto Rico
- Draft
- 2017Rd 5, Pk 165
Bio
- Age
- 27 yearsDec 26, 1998
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 190 lbs
- Experience
- 4 yearsDebut 2022
- Birthplace
- Carolina, Puerto Rico
- Draft
- 2017Rd 5, Pk 165
Stats
Standard
- GP
- 48
- AB
- 98
- R
- 12
- H
- 19
- HR
- 6
- RBI
- 18
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .194
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CHC | 77 | 185 | 20 | 38 | 6 | 26 | 5 | .205 |
| 2023 |  CHC/KC | 53 | 162 | 35 | 38 | 17 | 34 | 0 | .235 |
| 2024 | KC | 64 | 205 | 31 | 41 | 8 | 27 | 2 | .200 |
| 2026 |  STL/HOU | 48 | 98 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .194 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 242
- AB
- 650
- R
- 98
- H
- 136
- HR
- 37
- RBI
- 105
- SB
- 7
- AVG
- .209
Expanded
- PA
- 109
- TB
- 41
- XBH
- 10
- HBP
- 1
- IBB
- 0
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 3.99
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CHC | 206 | 69 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3.9 |
| 2023 | CHC/KC | 179 | 95 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | KC | 230 | 75 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.9 |
| 2026 | STL/HOU | 109 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Career regular season
- PA
- 724
- TB
- 280
- XBH
- 66
- HBP
- 8
- IBB
- 0
- GIDP
- 14
- P/PA
- 3.94
Advanced
- WAR
- -0.5
- RC
- 11.2
- RC/27
- 3.70
- ISOP
- .224
- SECA
- .306
- BB/K
- 0.22
- AB/HR
- 16.3
- GO/FO
- 0.40
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CHC | -0.6 | 19 | 3.3 | .168 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 30.8 | 0.8 |
| 2023 | CHC/KC | 0.1 | 28.4 | 6 | .352 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 9.5 | 0.6 |
| 2024 | KC | -0.5 | 20.1 | 3.1 | .166 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 25.6 | 0.6 |
| 2026 | STL/HOU | -0.5 | 11.2 | 3.7 | .224 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 16.3 | 0.4 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
Career regular season
- WAR
- -1.5
- RC
- 78.6
- RC/27
- 4.00
- ISOP
- .222
- SECA
- .322
- BB/K
- 0.28
- AB/HR
- 17.6
- GO/FO
- 0.60
Against other left fielders
2026 regular season, 59 MLB left fielders with 25+ games.
- Home Runs6
Higher than 41% of the other 58 MLB left fielders.
- Batting Average.194
Higher than 3% of the other 58 MLB left fielders.
- RBI18
Higher than 21% of the other 58 MLB left fielders.
Latest performance
Nelson Velazquez
Sep 19 · vs ATL · L 6-3
- AB
- 1
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 1
- AVG
- .194
Games
All gamesNext
at SEATue, Sep 22
vs SEA since 2023
- 13
- GP
- 42
- AB
- 13
- R
- 13
- H
- 5
- HR
- 14
- RBI
| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 19 | vs ATLL 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Sep 16 | vsKCL 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | at TBL 14-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sun, Sep 06 | vs ARIL 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Sep 02 | vs CHWW 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tue, Sep 01 | vsCHWL 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What are Nelson Velazquez's career stats?
Nelson Velazquez has played 4 seasons for the Cubs and the Royals. He is a career .209 hitter with 136 hits, 37 home runs and 105 RBI. His best season so far is 2023: a .235 batting average, 17 home runs and 34 RBI.
Best single games
- Hits: 3 vs WSH on Aug 8, 2022, W 6-3
- Home Runs: 2 @ PHI on Jul 22, 2022, W 15-2
- RBI: 5 @ PHI on Jul 22, 2022, W 15-2
- Runs: 3 vs SEA on Apr 11, 2023, W 14-9
- Stolen Bases: 1 @ PIT on Sep 23, 2022, W 6-5
- Walks: 2 @ PIT on Jun 22, 2022, W 14-5
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2022.
More on Nelson Velazquez
Nelson Velazquez against each club
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (15)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (14)
- vs Chicago White Sox (13)
- vs Seattle Mariners (13)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (13)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (12)
- vs New York Mets (10)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (10)
- vs Houston Astros (9)
- vs Miami Marlins (9)
- vs New York Yankees (9)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (8)
- vs Chicago Cubs (8)
- vs Minnesota Twins (8)
- vs Athletics (7)
- vs Boston Red Sox (7)
- vs San Diego Padres (7)
- vs San Francisco Giants (7)
- vs Texas Rangers (7)
- vs Washington Nationals (7)
- vs Detroit Tigers (6)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (6)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (6)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (5)
- vs Atlanta Braves (4)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (4)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (4)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (4)
- vs Colorado Rockies (3)
- vs Kansas City Royals (3)
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