Austin Nola Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 0" / 197 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 12/28/1989 (33)
- Experience
- 1
- College
- Louisiana State
Austin Nola Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Austin Nola News
The San Diego Padres avoided salary arbitration on Friday by agreeing to a one-year, $2.35 million deal with catcher Austin Nola. The 33-year-old backstop came on strong for the Padres in the postseason, but he wasn't all that great in the regular season with a .251/.321/.329 slash line, .649 OPS, four home runs, 40 RBI, 40 runs scored and two stolen bases in 397 plate appearances and a career-high 110 games played in 2022. Nola should once again see his fair share of playing time in 2023 in one of the best lineups in the league, but hasn't reached double-digit home runs since his rookie year with the Seattle Mariners in 2019 (10), and he could lose substantial playing time to Luis Campusano when it's all said and done.
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.
Batting Order
| 1 | Jurickson Profar |
| 2 | Juan Soto |
| 3 | Manny Machado |
| 4 | Jake Cronenworth |
| 5 | Josh Bell |
| 6 | Brandon Drury |
| 7 | Ha-Seong Kim |
| 8 | Trent Grisham |
| 9 | Austin Nola |
Austin Nola Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Jurickson Profar |
| 2 | Juan Soto |
| 3 | Manny Machado |
| 4 | Jake Cronenworth |
| 5 | Josh Bell |
| 6 | Brandon Drury |
| 7 | Ha-Seong Kim |
| 8 | Trent Grisham |
| 9 | Austin Nola |
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.
