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2025 Stats
AVG
.227
HR
11
RBI
35
R
44
SB
4
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Injuries were a problem again for Nootbaar in 2024, as he was limited to just 109 games because of a fractured rib and strained oblique. He's now made five trips to the injured list since the beginning of the 2023 campaign. Nootbaar also saw his ground ball rate rise again in 2024 to a career-high 51.7 percent. Those are the main two factors as to why he's never hit more than 14 home runs in a season even as his quality of contact (49.5 percent hard-hit rate, 9.9 percent barrel rate in 2024) point to a guy who should be a 20-plus homer guy. That said, between the batted-ball data and elite walk rate, Nootbaar still brings interesting skills to the table if he can ever put together a full, healthy season. Read Past Outlooks
Likely out until Tuesday
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said that Nootbaar will likely remain out of the lineup until at least Tuesday while the outfielder manages a left intercostal injury, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
ANALYSIS
Nootbaar has been in and out of the lineup over the past week due to the injury, which he appeared to aggravate during a check swing in Saturday's 9-6 win over the Guardians. The left-handed-hitting outfielder sat out Sunday's 7-0 victory while Cleveland sent lefty Logan Allen to the bump, and it makes sense for the Cardinals to hold him out again Monday versus the Pirates while southpaw Andrew Heaney takes the hill for Pittsburgh. While the Cardinals seem hopeful that Nootbaar will be ready to go Tuesday, a stint on the 10-day injured list can't be ruled out, given the nature of the injury.
Nootbaar has been in and out of the lineup over the past week due to the injury, which he appeared to aggravate during a check swing in Saturday's 9-6 win over the Guardians. The left-handed-hitting outfielder sat out Sunday's 7-0 victory while Cleveland sent lefty Logan Allen to the bump, and it makes sense for the Cardinals to hold him out again Monday versus the Pirates while southpaw Andrew Heaney takes the hill for Pittsburgh. While the Cardinals seem hopeful that Nootbaar will be ready to go Tuesday, a stint on the 10-day injured list can't be ruled out, given the nature of the injury.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+14%
OPS vs RHP
2025
+18%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2023vs Left | .688 | 359 | 6 | 29 | .238 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .785 | 899 | 31 | 97 | .249 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | .642 | 126 | 2 | 5 | .215 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .757 | 224 | 9 | 30 | .234 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .800 | 109 | 2 | 11 | .274 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .743 | 296 | 10 | 34 | .233 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .635 | 124 | 2 | 13 | .229 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .835 | 379 | 12 | 33 | .271 | ||||
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Since 2023
+3%
OPS on Road
2025
+31%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2023Home | .745 | 613 | 18 | 61 | .243 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | .767 | 645 | 19 | 65 | .249 | ||||
| 2025Home | .813 | 174 | 5 | 19 | .269 | ||||
| 2025Away | .622 | 176 | 6 | 16 | .188 | ||||
| 2024Home | .703 | 194 | 5 | 20 | .222 | ||||
| 2024Away | .809 | 211 | 7 | 25 | .265 | ||||
| 2023Home | .732 | 245 | 8 | 22 | .243 | ||||
| 2023Away | .834 | 258 | 6 | 24 | .277 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Lars Nootbaar 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
0.58BB Rate
12.9%K Rate
22.0%BABIP
.268ISO
.154AVG
.227OBP
.334SLG
.381OPS
.716wOBA
.320Exit Velocity
92.3 mphHard Hit Rate
36.6%Barrels/PA
6.6%Expected BA
.244Expected SLG
.418Sprint Speed
23.3 ft/secGround Ball %
35.3%Line Drive %
18.3%Fly Ball %
46.4%Advanced Batting Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2023
Nootbaar made three trips to the injured list in 2023 due to thumb, back and abdominal issues. Those injuries limited him to 117 games and 503 plate appearances, but when available he was impressive with the bat, totaling 14 homers and 11 steals to go with a .261 average. The outfielder showcased an impressive eye at the plate with a 14.3 BB% and 19.7 K%, nearly identical to his 2022 marks. The slugging lags behind the rest of his offensive game a bit -- his SLG fell to just .418 last season -- but Nootbaar does enough well across the board to warrant a high level of interest in mixed leagues that require five starting outfielders. Given that he had a dramatic lefty/righty platoon split (200 points of OPS to be exact), it would make sense if the Cardinals sat him occasionally against tough southpaws. Even so, Nootbaar could in theory approach 600 plate appearances with better luck on the health front while rotating between the three outfield spots for St. Louis.
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May be nursing rib injury
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said that he had no medical update available on Nootbaar, who is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians after he appeared to tweak his rib on a check swing in Saturday's 9-6 win, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Idle against lefty
Nootbaar is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
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Back in lineup
Nootbaar (side) is batting fifth and playing left field Friday against Cleveland.
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Dealing with intercostal injury
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said that Nootbaar was unavailable Wednesday and again Thursday after receiving a pain-killing shot to combat an intercostal injury, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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Sitting again versus southpaw
Nootbaar is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cubs.
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Shaky future in St. Louis?
Any Cardinals player that has gone to an arbitration hearing in the past 30 years hasn't remained with the club long term, which could indicate that Nootbaar's time with the team is limited after winning his arbitration case in mid-February, reports Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
ANALYSIS
The 27-year-old won the arbitration case and will make $2.95 million in 2025 with two more years of arbitration eligibility. The Cardinals history with such players doesn't necessarily mean that Nootbaar will be headed elsewhere within the next few years, but it's worth keeping in mind with the organization currently in re-tooling mode. The outfielder had a .244/.342/.417 slash line with 12 home runs and seven steals in 109 games last year.
The 27-year-old won the arbitration case and will make $2.95 million in 2025 with two more years of arbitration eligibility. The Cardinals history with such players doesn't necessarily mean that Nootbaar will be headed elsewhere within the next few years, but it's worth keeping in mind with the organization currently in re-tooling mode. The outfielder had a .244/.342/.417 slash line with 12 home runs and seven steals in 109 games last year.