2025 Stats
AVG
.295
HR
6
RBI
34
R
27
SB
9
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Naylor had a wonderful season of volume as he has embraced the role of hitting cleanup for the Guardians behind the likes of Steven Kwan and Jose Ramirez. Naylor rarely took a day off and remained in the lineup against righties and lefties to set career highs in the run production categories. The overexposure to lefties was part of the reason for his batting average tumble, as he hit .224 against lefties in 174 plate appearances, but the 70-point tumble in his batting average against righties hurt Naylor more. Naylor's contact rate remains one of the better ones for a slugging first baseman, and repeating 30-plus homers could be tough for him, given his historical HR/FB rates, but another season of 600-plus plate appearances will make it possible. He has big shoes to fill after being acquired by the Diamondbacks following the departure of Gold Glove first baseman Christian Walker. Read Past Outlooks

Steals bag in loss
Naylor went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 9-6 loss to the Pirates.
ANALYSIS
Naylor immediately extended a hit streak to six games with a single in the first inning and later stole his ninth base of the season. That's one steal shy of the career-high 10 he posted in 2023 while with Cleveland. His RBI single in the fourth inning upped the Diamondbacks' lead to 6-0 before the bullpen collapsed late. Naylor has five RBI over the last four contests, leaving him with 34 runs batted in through 54 games.
Naylor immediately extended a hit streak to six games with a single in the first inning and later stole his ninth base of the season. That's one steal shy of the career-high 10 he posted in 2023 while with Cleveland. His RBI single in the fourth inning upped the Diamondbacks' lead to 6-0 before the bullpen collapsed late. Naylor has five RBI over the last four contests, leaving him with 34 runs batted in through 54 games.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+12%
OPS vs RHP
2025
+38%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .741 | 395 | 12 | 66 | .256 | ||||
Since 2023vs Right | .833 | 964 | 42 | 173 | .284 | ||||
2025vs Left | .641 | 74 | 1 | 15 | .243 | ||||
2025vs Right | .886 | 158 | 5 | 19 | .321 | ||||
2024vs Left | .715 | 174 | 6 | 29 | .224 | ||||
2024vs Right | .800 | 458 | 25 | 79 | .251 | ||||
2023vs Left | .821 | 147 | 5 | 22 | .299 | ||||
2023vs Right | .852 | 348 | 12 | 75 | .311 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+8%
OPS at Home
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+14%
OPS at Home
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Since 2023Home | .836 | 682 | 26 | 124 | .294 | ||||
Since 2023Away | .775 | 677 | 28 | 115 | .258 | ||||
2025Home | .858 | 119 | 2 | 20 | .330 | ||||
2025Away | .751 | 113 | 4 | 14 | .260 | ||||
2024Home | .852 | 320 | 17 | 65 | .269 | ||||
2024Away | .699 | 312 | 14 | 43 | .218 | ||||
2023Home | .804 | 243 | 7 | 39 | .309 | ||||
2023Away | .879 | 252 | 10 | 58 | .306 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Josh Naylor 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
0.68BB Rate
8.3%K Rate
12.3%BABIP
.310ISO
.160AVG
.291OBP
.351SLG
.451OPS
.802wOBA
.350Exit Velocity
89.9 mphHard Hit Rate
37.8%Barrels/PA
4.8%Expected BA
.285Expected SLG
.445Sprint Speed
21.5 ft/secGround Ball %
49.4%Line Drive %
15.6%Fly Ball %
35.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Naylor had a career season at the plate despite missing over a month with an oblique injury. The career year was fueled by a few things Naylor had never done, such as hitting .363 with runners in scoring position and hitting .299 against left-handed pitching. He also fully leaned into the roster trend of better contact as Naylor lowered his strikeout rate for a fourth consecutive full season. He also murdered fastballs hitting .352 (.317 xBA.) The amalgamation of those skills is what allowed him to drive in 90+ runs with fewer than 20 homers, something only Naylor, Abreu, Heim, and Bohm did in 2023 and something last done by Asdrubel Cabrera in 2019. In all, Naylor plated 22% of his baserunners, which was only bested by Heim, Mullins, and Seager last season. All of this is to say this big step forward needs to have that first 500+ plate appearance offseason to offset the regression which is likely coming to his run production.
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Slugs homer in win
Naylor went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 5-0 win over the Pirates.
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Contributes to rally
Naylor went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run scored and two RBI in Saturday's 6-5 loss to St. Louis.
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Idle Saturday
Naylor isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.
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Records eighth steal
Naylor went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 8-0 win over the Rockies.
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Productive in Tuesday's loss
Naylor went 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 10-6 loss to the Giants.
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Trade to Seattle 'highly unlikely'
The Mariners trading for Naylor is considered "highly unlikely," Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.
ANALYSIS
The Mariners have poked around on many corner infield possibilities, including Naylor, but it sounds like it won't be a fit. While the Guardians have listened to trade inquiries on Naylor, Jude implies that they probably won't deal their first baseman after cutting payroll with the trade of Andres Gimenez last week.
The Mariners have poked around on many corner infield possibilities, including Naylor, but it sounds like it won't be a fit. While the Guardians have listened to trade inquiries on Naylor, Jude implies that they probably won't deal their first baseman after cutting payroll with the trade of Andres Gimenez last week.