Nathan Church
Center Fielder · St. Louis Cardinals · #27
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height
- 5′ 10″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Born
- 2000-07-12
- Birthplace
- Newport Beach, CA, United States
- Debut
- 2025
- ESPN id
- 4843048
- Source
- espn
Pitches1142
PA285
AVG.235
SLG.356
ISO.121
K%20.4%
BRL%3.9%
HH%31.9%
EV84.5
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 443 | 38.8% | 94.8 | 2335 |
| Sinker | 155 | 13.6% | 93.7 | 2192 |
| Changeup | 152 | 13.3% | 87.6 | 1828 |
| Slider | 116 | 10.2% | 85.1 | 2450 |
| Curveball | 68 | 6.0% | 81.3 | 2614 |
| Sweeper | 65 | 5.7% | 82.9 | 2683 |
| Split-Finger | 58 | 5.1% | 85.7 | 1323 |
| Cutter | 53 | 4.6% | 89.5 | 2389 |
| Knuckle Curve | 13 | 1.1% | 82.7 | 2529 |
| Slurve | 7 | 0.6% | 80.4 | 2189 |
| Other | 6 | 0.5% | 66.4 | 1482 |
| Unknown | 6 | 0.5% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 80 | .213 | .263 | .050 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Sinker | 35 | .171 | .171 | .000 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Changeup | 50 | .240 | .420 | .180 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Slider | 33 | .242 | .545 | .303 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Curveball | 17 | .353 | .647 | .294 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Sweeper | 20 | .300 | .350 | .050 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Split-Finger | 19 | .263 | .263 | .000 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Cutter | 5 | .200 | .800 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Knuckle Curve | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Slurve | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 57 | 3.5% | 29.8% | 86.5 | 16.9° | 177 | 31.6% | 28.1% | 36.8% | 3.5% |
| Sinker | 33 | 3.0% | 30.3% | 84.0 | -5.8° | 84 | 15.2% | 9.1% | 72.7% | 3.0% |
| Changeup | 42 | 4.8% | 26.2% | 83.2 | 13.5° | 136 | 23.8% | 19.0% | 45.2% | 11.9% |
| Slider | 29 | 10.3% | 44.8% | 85.0 | 14.6° | 154 | 20.7% | 17.2% | 48.3% | 13.8% |
| Curveball | 13 | 0.0% | 38.5% | 90.3 | 19.7° | 161 | 23.1% | 23.1% | 38.5% | 15.4% |
| Sweeper | 11 | 0.0% | 27.3% | 69.8 | 11.6° | 115 | 0.0% | 36.4% | 36.4% | 27.3% |
| Split-Finger | 14 | 0.0% | 35.7% | 84.8 | 8.1° | 126 | 21.4% | 21.4% | 42.9% | 14.3% |
| Cutter | 5 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 83.4 | 21.2° | 130 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 86.9 | 30.0° | 326 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 98.2 | -4.0° | 25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 91.4 | 42.0° | 318 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |