Houston Astros#30 · LFActive

Nelson Velázquez

Age 27

Contract Value $300,312/yr

Size 5' 11" · 190

Bats Right

From Carolina, Puerto Rico

52G · 113 PA

.188

AVG

.257

OBP

.406

SLG

.663

OPS

RBI

-0.6

WAR

51H-ScoreAVERAGE

Contact quality and power lead the profile; plate discipline grades poor. 255th among 459 qualified hitters.

How H-Score works

Stats updated Oct 3, 5:03 PM ETLast game Sep 6 vs AZ

Season overview

AVG

.188428th

OBP

.257428th

SLG

.406179th

OPS

.663312th

6303rd

RBI

18367th

BB%

7.6%261st

33.3%444th

wOBA

.282354th

WAR

-0.6426th

How good is he?

StatPlayerMLB AvgPercentile

Production3250

WEAK

Contact Quality9850

ELITE

Plate Discipline2650

POOR

Volume3750

WEAK

Power7850

STRONG

Splits4650

BELOW AVG

Recent form

WindowOPSHRRBIK%BB%Hard-hit%

Last 7.7001453.3%6.7%

Last 14.6321546.2%3.8%

Last 30.63731139.7%7.9%

Season.66351734.3%7.8%62.3%

Monthly OPS (2026)

Batted-ball profile

Avg exit velocity94.6 mph99th

Barrel rate13.1%92nd

Hard-hit rate62.3%100th

Launch angle20.3°

Pull / center / oppo44 / 34 / 21

Pitch-type performance

PitchAVGWhiffSLG

4-Seam Fastball.14643.2%.415

Changeup.00054.5%.000

Sinker.36426.9%.636

Cutter.33331.6%.778

Sweeper.14343.8%.143

Slider.20030.8%.200

Curveball.28628.6%.429

Best production: cutter and sinker.

Highest whiff rate against: changeup and sweeper.

Splits

vs handedness

vs RHP

.616

AVG .263

vs LHP

.709

AVG .188

+.093 OPS vs LHP

Home / away

Home

.689

AVG .222

Away

.600

AVG .150

+.089 OPS at home

By monthOPS · HR · RBI

Sep.45302

Aug.43813

Jul.38615

Jun.91924

May1.35713

Career

YearTeamGAVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIWAR

2026Houston Astros52.188.257.406.663618-0.6

2024Kansas City Royals64.200.274.366.640827

2023Chicago Cubs13.241.313.621.93436

2023Kansas City Royals40.233.299.579.8781428

2023—53.235.302.586.8881734

2022Chicago Cubs77.205.286.373.659626

Frequently asked

What is Nelson Velázquez's 2026 batting line?+

.188/.257/.406 with 6 home runs and 18 RBI and 52 games — a .663 OPS.

What is his H-Score?+

51 out of 100, which we label average. 255th among 459 qualified hitters. Contact quality and power lead the profile; plate discipline grades poor.

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

Left-handed: a .709 OPS versus a .616 OPS against right-handers.

What pitches give him trouble?+

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