
Nathan Church
25-Year-Old
2025 Stats
AVG
.179
HR
1
RBI
8
R
9
SB
1
2026 Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
He isn't a buzzy prospect, but Church should get a chance sooner than later to show what he can do as a regular outfielder for the Cardinals. The 25-year-old lefty hitter is a plus defensive outfielder with a cannon for an arm and plus speed, which means he can help the team in several ways, even if his bat is a little light on impact. He slashed .329/.386/.524 with 13 home runs, 18 steals, an 8.6 percent walk rate and a 9.6 percent strikeout rate in 86 games at Triple-A, good for a 144 wRC+. Church got a taste of the majors over the final six weeks of the season and struggled to a .179/.254/.250 slash line with one home run, one steal, a 4.6 percent walk rate and a 27.7 percent strikeout rate in 65 plate appearances. Church, who had a 108 mph maxEV and 38.3 percent Statcast hard-hit rate at Triple-A, lacks significant short- and long-term upside, but he is a great late-round pick in draft-and-hold leagues and NL-only leagues due to the lack of established options ahead of him on the depth chart and his potential to help with stolen bases while making consistent contact. Read Past Outlooks
Hitting bench Wednesday
Church is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.
Analysis
After starting in each of the last five games, the left-handed-hitting Church will head to the bench while southpaw Jeffrey Springs toes the rubber for the Athletics. Church is slashing just .154/.227/.256 in 46 plate appearances since getting called up from Triple-A Memphis on Aug. 17, and his playing time could tail off in September after the Cardinals reinstated Victor Scott from the injured list earlier this week.
After starting in each of the last five games, the left-handed-hitting Church will head to the bench while southpaw Jeffrey Springs toes the rubber for the Athletics. Church is slashing just .154/.227/.256 in 46 plate appearances since getting called up from Triple-A Memphis on Aug. 17, and his playing time could tail off in September after the Cardinals reinstated Victor Scott from the injured list earlier this week.
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2025
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+130%
OPS vs LHP
2025
+130%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .917 | 14 | 0 | 4 | .417 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .398 | 51 | 1 | 4 | .114 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | .917 | 14 | 0 | 4 | .417 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .398 | 51 | 1 | 4 | .114 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+26%
OPS at Home
2025
+26%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | .577 | 25 | 0 | 1 | .238 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | .459 | 40 | 1 | 7 | .143 | ||||
| 2025Home | .577 | 25 | 0 | 1 | .238 | ||||
| 2025Away | .459 | 40 | 1 | 7 | .143 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Nathan Church compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.17BB Rate
4.6%K Rate
27.7%BABIP
.237ISO
.071AVG
.179OBP
.254SLG
.250OPS
.504wOBA
.234Exit Velocity
89.0 mphHard Hit Rate
24.4%Barrels/PA
1.5%Expected BA
.195Expected SLG
.278Sprint Speed
25.6 ft/secGround Ball %
64.1%Line Drive %
10.3%Fly Ball %
25.6%Prospect Rankings History
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Drawing third straight start
Church will start in center field and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Reds.
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Out of St. Louis lineup
Church is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Pirates.
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Heading to bench Sunday
Church is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Added to lineup
Church will bat ninth and play center field Friday against Tampa Bay.
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Out of Friday's lineup
Church is not in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Rays.
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