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Hitting value vs. OF peers

Rank #121 of 234

Each bar is one OF, ordered left-to-right by Value (blended). Center dot is VORP; whiskers span V⁻ → V⁺. This player is highlighted in blue.

-500+50+100+150+200Nathan Church
Nathan Church · #60
V⁻ -10VORP 2V⁺ 22
Nathan Church

Nathan Church

OF·STL
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PA
157
H
36
HR
5
AVG
.245
xwOBA
.297
PPG
1.73
Career Seasons
YrGPAAVGOBPSLGISOxwOBAK%BB%K-BB%HRSBPtsPPGxPPG
Proj39169.249.299.369.120.29916.5%5.8%10.7%34802.04—
202644157.245
2026 MLB Percentiles

Hitting Profile

157 PA — below qualified cutoff. Percentiles vs. qualified pool (faded).

Expected Results
xwOBA
12
.297
xBA
31
.244
.284
.388
.143
.297
21.0%
3.8%
17.2%
5
4
76
1.73
—
20252165.179.258.250.071.24727.7%4.6%23.1%12251.19—
xSLG
38
.401
Quality of Contact
Avg EV
3
84.6
Median EV
8
87.4
90th % EV
22
102.2
Barrel %
56
9.6
Hard-Hit %
16
33.0
Sweet-Spot %
51
36.5
Bat Speed
Avg
27
68.6
Median
32
70.4
90th %
52
76.6
Plate Discipline
Chase %
1
44.8
Whiff %
41
22.4
K %
46
21.0
BB %
5
3.8
Swing Decisions

Plate Discipline · Decision+

Expected-run-value of every swing-or-take decision, against a league-average batter’s optimum. 100 = avg · 110 = 1 SD better.

Decision+
78
≈ 1th pctl
Chase cost
-4.4r
41 swings @ bad pitch
Passive cost
-1.7r
29 takes @ hittable pitch
Swing rate
50.9%
175 pitches seen
Runs per 100
-3.46
lg avg -2.53
Count
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14+0%7115+40%1053+50%8114-25%12-44%16-43%7-8%13+71%71+56%9-33%9-33%63+0%7314+13%81112CATCHER'S VIEW
Judgment — swing% vs optimal
−35%−15%0+15%+35%
  • Red cells — swings more than an optimal batter would here (chasing).
  • Blue cells — swings less than optimal (too passive).
  • Number in cell: swing%-delta vs optimal. Top-right: pitches seen.
Total pitches shown: 175