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
San Diego Padres catcher Austin Nola will start Monday's game on the bench as the Padres open up a three-game set against the Cincinnati Reds at Petco Park in San Diego. Brett Sullivan will take over behind the plate and hit ninth in Nola's stead. The 33-year-old hit his first homer of the season Sunday against the San Francisco Giants but it's been a dreadful start to his season at the plate. Nola is hitting just .156 with one homer and a .514 OPS across 21 games to this point while striking out in 26.7% of his plate appearances, a figure well above his 17.5% career mark. Sullivan is just 1-for-10 in limited action this season so expect Nola to get back into the starting lineup on Tuesday.
San Diego Padres catcher Austin Nola (face) may have suffered a broken nose after being hit in the face during a Cactus League contest Sunday, "I can't imagine it's not broken," said Padres manager Bob Melvin. The 33-year-old was carted off the field in the top of the fourth inning after being hit in the face by a pitch. Nola is considered day-to-day, and it's unclear if the LSU product will be ready by Opening Day. He slashed .251/.321/.329 with four home runs, 40 RBI, and 40 runs over 397 plate appearances in 2022. Luis Campusano would be San Diego's primary catcher if Nola were to miss any games.
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.
Batting Order
| 1 | Tatis Jr., F. (R) RF (10007217) |
| 2 | Cronenworth, J. (L) 2B (10007416) |
| 3 | Bogaerts, X. (R) SS (10000165) (Probable) |
| 4 | Carpenter, M. (L) DH (10001170) |
| 5 | Odor, R. (L) 2B (10001270) |
| 6 | Kim, H. (R) SS (10007812) |
| 7 | Grisham, T. (L) CF (10005672) |
| 8 | Azocar, J. (R) RF (10006974) |
| 9 | Nola, A. (R) C (10001943) |
Austin Nola Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Tatis Jr., F. (R) RF (10007217) |
| 2 | Cronenworth, J. (L) 2B (10007416) |
| 3 | Bogaerts, X. (R) SS (10000165) (Probable) |
| 4 | Carpenter, M. (L) DH (10001170) |
| 5 | Odor, R. (L) 2B (10001270) |
| 6 | Kim, H. (R) SS (10007812) |
| 7 | Grisham, T. (L) CF (10005672) |
| 8 | Azocar, J. (R) RF (10006974) |
| 9 | Nola, A. (R) C (10001943) |
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.
