St. Louis Cardinals#27 · CFActive

Nathan Church

Age 26

Contract Value $782,150/yr

Size 5' 10" · 180

Bats Left

From Newport Beach, CA, USA

142G · 470 PA

.247

AVG

.290

OBP

.364

SLG

.654

OPS

RBI

0.5

WAR

43H-ScoreBELOW AVG

Volume and plate discipline lead the profile; contact quality grades poor. 319th among 459 qualified hitters.

How H-Score works

Stats updated Oct 4, 4:03 AM ETLast game Sep 11 vs CWS

Season overview

AVG

.247190th

OBP

.290337th

SLG

.364304th

OPS

.654325th

10208th

RBI

50168th

BB%

5.7%391st

17.5%89th

wOBA

.289328th

WAR

0.5266th

How good is he?

StatPlayerMLB AvgPercentile

Production4450

BELOW AVG

Contact Quality2150

POOR

Plate Discipline5050

AVERAGE

Volume7350

STRONG

Power4950

BELOW AVG

Splits4250

BELOW AVG

Recent form

WindowOPSHRRBIK%BB%Hard-hit%

Last 7.9930211.5%11.5%

Last 14.851059.4%7.5%

Last 30.9321129.6%6.4%

Season.654104918.0%5.8%29.9%

Monthly OPS (2026)

Batted-ball profile

Avg exit velocity85.9 mph14th

Barrel rate5.7%36th

Hard-hit rate29.9%17th

Launch angle13.4°

Pull / center / oppo34 / 38 / 28

Pitch-type performance

PitchAVGWhiffSLG

4-Seam Fastball.24519.8%.294

Changeup.26024.8%.416

Sinker.22013.3%.300

Slider.22216.7%.352

Curveball.25019.0%.472

Sweeper.20733.3%.276

Cutter.37522.4%.875

Best production: cutter and curveball.

Highest whiff rate against: sweeper and changeup.

Splits

vs handedness

vs RHP

.671

AVG .252

vs LHP

.586

AVG .224

+.085 OPS vs RHP

Home / away

Home

.611

AVG .233

Away

.693

AVG .256

+.082 OPS on the road

By monthOPS · HR · RBI

Sep.72803

Aug.740215

Jul.40928

Jun.79315

May.62503

Apr.782513

Mar.37602

Career

YearTeamGAVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIWAR

2026St. Louis Cardinals142.247.290.364.65410500.5

2025St. Louis Cardinals27.179.254.250.50418

Frequently asked

What is Nathan Church's 2026 batting line?+

.247/.290/.364 with 10 home runs and 50 RBI and 142 games — a .654 OPS.

What is his H-Score?+

43 out of 100, which we label below avg. 319th among 459 qualified hitters. Volume and plate discipline lead the profile; contact quality grades poor.

Is he better against right- or left-handed pitching?+

Right-handed: a .671 OPS versus a .586 OPS against left-handers.

What pitches give him trouble?+

Highest whiff rate against sweeper and changeup. Best production against cutter and curveball.