Nelson
Velázquez
LFAge : 27Bats : R
#30
Nelson Velázquez
#30LF
Houston Astros
Height : 5' 11" · Weight : 86 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2022-05-30
Born in : Carolina, Puerto Rico
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 101 | 19 | 6 | 18 | .188 | .663 | |
| 2026 | Houston Astros | 18 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .111 | .500 |
| 2026 | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 74 | 16 | 4 | 12 | .216 | .721 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Royals | 64 | 205 | 41 | 8 | 27 | .200 | .640 |
| 2023 | 53 | 162 | 38 | 17 | 34 | .235 | .888 | |
| 2023 | Kansas City Royals | 40 | 133 | 31 | 14 | 28 | .233 | .878 |
| 2023 | Chicago Cubs | 13 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 6 | .241 | .934 |
| 2022 | Chicago Cubs | 77 | 185 | 38 | 6 | 26 | .205 | .659 |
| Career totals | 246 | 653 | 136 | 37 | 105 | .208 | .711 | |
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
80
wOBA
.286
xwOBA
.339
OPS
.663
AVG
.188
OBP
.257
HR
6
RBI
18
SB
0
PA
113
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.9
Home runs
9
2026 WAR
-0.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-6)
- 20220.2 WAR · 0.6 per full season
- 20230.8 WAR · 2.7 per full season
- 2024-0.5 WAR · -1.3 per full season
- 2026-0.6 WAR
Outlook, age included
+4 · 27 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
67
Depth
- CON
- Contact
- 64
- POW
- Power
- 84
- EYE
- Eye
- 62
- SPD
- Speed
- 75
- FLD
- Fielding
- 53
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 61
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
94.8 mi/h
100th percentile
Max exit velocity
110.4 mi/h
47th percentile
Barrels
13.8 %
92th percentile
Hard-hit
61.5 %
100th percentile
xBA
.232
23th percentile
Bat speed
74.7 mi/h
84th percentile
Sprint speed
27.6 pi/s
54th percentile
Outs above average
-5
20th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | HOU | -0.6 | 27 | 67 | 94.8 | 110.4 | 13.8 | 61.5 | .232 |
| 2024 | KC | -0.5 | 19 | 70 | 88.2 | 111.0 | 8.8 | 38.1 | .213 |
| 2023 | KC | 0.8 | 81 | 76 | 91.0 | 111.4 | 21.4 | 49.1 | .249 |
| 2022 | CHC | 0.2 | 35 | 68 | 89.2 | 111.2 | 13.3 | 43.6 | .208 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | @ ATH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| Sep 25 | @ ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .190 |
| Sep 23 | @ SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 |
| Sep 22 | @ SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 |
| Sep 19 | vs ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .194 |
| Sep 16 | vs KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .196 |
| Sep 13 | @ TB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .198 |
| Sep 6 | vs AZ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .191 |
| Sep 2 | vs CWS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .198 |
| Sep 1 | vs CWS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .191 |