Nathan Lukes

Nathan Lukes

28-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Toronto Blue Jays
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Lukes was signed by Toronto as a minor-league free agent in November 2021 and was immediately added to the 40-man roster, and he spent his first season in the organization at Triple-A Buffalo. He played in 111 games during 2022 and had a .285/.361/.425 slash line with 11 home runs and 20 stolen bases, with the long balls and steals representing career highs. The departure of Teoscar Hernandez opens up some reps in the outfield (as well as designated hitter) for the Blue Jays, which should increase the chances of Lukes making his MLB debut in 2023. Still, he doesn't exactly have a clear path to a regular role. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the Blue Jays in March of 2023.
Getting first start
OFToronto Blue Jays
April 19, 2023
Lukes is starting in right field and batting ninth for the Blue Jays on Wednesday versus the Astros, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
ANALYSIS
It will be the first start in the majors for Lukes, who is hitless in one plate appearance. George Springer is in the designated hitter spot Wednesday.
Read More News
Batting Stats
Loading Batting Stats...
2023
2023 MLB Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Loading Batting Game Log...
Minor League Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Loading Minor League Batting Game Log...
Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
1
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2022
No Stats
2021
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .000 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Since 2021vs Right .774 14 3 0 0 0 .250 .357 .417
2023vs Left .000 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2023vs Right .774 14 3 0 0 0 .250 .357 .417
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
More Splits View More Split Stats
Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+36%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+36%
OPS at Home
2022
No Stats
2021
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .833 4 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333
Since 2021Away .614 12 3 0 0 0 .182 .250 .364
2023Home .833 4 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333
2023Away .614 12 3 0 0 0 .182 .250 .364
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
More Splits View More Split Stats
Stat Review
How does Nathan Lukes 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.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.50
 
BB Rate
12.5%
 
K Rate
25.0%
 
BABIP
.300
 
ISO
.143
 
AVG
.214
 
OBP
.313
 
SLG
.357
 
OPS
.670
 
wOBA
.299
 
Exit Velocity
88.5 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
30.0%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.236
 
Expected SLG
.386
 
Sprint Speed
23.5 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
20.0%
 
Line Drive %
20.0%
 
Fly Ball %
60.0%
 
Advanced Batting Stats
Loading Advanced Batting Stats...
Additional Stats
Games By Position
Defensive Stats
Loading Games Played by Position...
Loading MLB Defensive Stats...
Batted Ball Stats
Loading Batted Ball Stats...
Stats Vs Upcoming Pitchers
Want more matchup stats?
Loading Matchup Stats...
Our full team depth charts are reserved for RotoWire subscribers.
Subscribe Now
More Fantasy News
Gets call-up
OFToronto Blue Jays
April 17, 2023
The Blue Jays recalled Lukes from Triple-A Buffalo on Monday.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Optioned to Triple-A
OFToronto Blue Jays
April 7, 2023
Lukes was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo by the Blue Jays on Friday, Scott Mitchell of TSN.ca reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Makes Opening Day roster
OFToronto Blue Jays
March 28, 2023
Lukes was informed Tuesday that he's made the Blue Jays' Opening Day roster, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Added to 40-man roster
OFToronto Blue Jays
November 10, 2022
Lukes was added to the Blue Jays' 40-man roster Thursday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.