Austin Nola Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 0" / 197 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 12/28/1989 (32)
- Experience
- 1
- College
- Louisiana State
Austin Nola Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Austin Nola News
San Diego Padres catcher Austin Nola went 2-for-5 in the 8-5 Sunday night loss to the New York Mets and is hitting .370 (10-for-27) during an eight-game hitting streak. The recent hot stretch has raised Nola's season line to .248/.315/.317 with two home runs, 26 RBI, 24 runs scored and two stolen bases in 248 plate appearances over 66 games played for the Friars. He's batting .308 (12-for-39) with three RBI and two runs scored in 12 games in the month of July. Nola doesn't have a ton of over-the-fence pop, but you can do much worse at the catching position in fantasy.
San Diego Padres catcher Austin Nola is on the bench on Wednesday for a matchup with the San Francisco Giants and right-handed starter Logan Webb. Nola is hitting .263 with a .273 on-base percentage and a home run in 22 plate appearances this season. Instead, it'll be Jorge Alfaro starting behind the plate and batting eighth. So far, Alfaro has registered three hits in eight plate appearances for San Diego this season, including a home run. That being said, with the matchup with Webb, you're probably better off looking elsewhere for streaming options.
San Diego Padres catcher Austin Nola is in the leadoff spot in the first lineup of the season released by new manager Bob Melvin. The 32-year-old backstop crushed left-handed pitching in a small sample size last season as he posted an .821 OPS in 75 plate-appearances versus southpaws. With the Padres set to face left-hander Madison Bumgarner, Nola is a strong option in both season-long fantasy leagues as well as DFS contests on Thursday.
Batting Order
| 1 | Ha-Seong Kim |
| 2 | Juan Soto |
| 3 | Brandon Drury |
| 4 | Josh Bell |
| 5 | Jake Cronenworth |
| 6 | Wil Myers |
| 7 | Luis Campusano |
| 8 | Trent Grisham |
| 9 | Brandon Dixon |
Austin Nola Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Ha-Seong Kim |
| 2 | Juan Soto |
| 3 | Brandon Drury |
| 4 | Josh Bell |
| 5 | Jake Cronenworth |
| 6 | Wil Myers |
| 7 | Luis Campusano |
| 8 | Trent Grisham |
| 9 | Brandon Dixon |
While in the Marlins minor league system, Nola had a high of six home runs with a .116 ISO. Then he signed with the Mariners before the start of the 2019 season and everything changed. He began catching, changed his swing, and refined his approach at the plate. That produced 10 home runs in 267 plate appearances with a .185 ISO and .269 batting average. He was then traded to the Padres the following season and he clubbed seven home runs in 184 plate appearances with a .199 ISO and .273 batting average. The walk rate increased while the strikeout rate decreased. Entering the 2021 season, Nola is being selected as the ninth catcher off the board and 184th overall player. Steamer has him projected for 10 home runs with a .252/.328/.397 slash in 396 plate appearances. Here's the thing, though, you can find similar stats much later in the draft. Yadier Molina has an ADP of 249 and is the 15th catcher off the board. He's projected for 10 home runs and a .257/.305/.394 slash in 389 plate appearances. Ryan Jeffers has an ADP of 368 and is the 28th catcher being selected and he's projected for 11 home runs with a .259/.321/.443 slash in 290 plate appearances. Nola also suffered a fractured finger this spring and his return date is TBD.
