Austin Nola

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 197lb (183cm, 89kg)

Team: Kansas City Royals (minors, 40-man)

Born: December 28, 1989 in Baton Rouge, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 48th round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from Catholic HS (Baton Rouge, LA), the Toronto Blue Jays in the 31st round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA) and the Miami Marlins in the 5th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA).

High School: Catholic HS (Baton Rouge, LA)

School: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)

Debut: June 16, 2019 (Age 29-170d, 21,940th in major league history)
vs. OAK 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$975k (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 4.045 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: Paragon Sports International

Full Name: Austin Kyle Nola

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Relatives: Brother of Aaron Nola

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.0

1049

261

.249

125

RBI

136

OBP

.326

SLG

.370

OPS

.696

OPS+

Summary of 24 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 6 go ahead

2 Tms
SEA	15
SDP	9

Platoon
vs RHP	15
vs LHP	9

Home/Road
Away	15
Home	9

Outs
0	14
2	6
1	4

13 Opps
SFG	4
TEX	4
COL	3
HOU	3
TOR	2
ARI	1
TBR	1
PIT	1
STL	1
OAK	1
LAD	1
SDP	1
LAA	1

23 Pitchers
Mike Minor	2
Antonio Senzatela	1
Dennis Santana	1
Brendan McKay	1
Wade Miley	1
José Suarez	1
Jordan Lyles	1
Cy Sneed	1
Robert Stephenson	1
José Mujica	1
Adam Wainwright	1
Trent Thornton	1
Madison Bumgarner	1
Alex Wood	1
Joakim Soria	1
José Urquidy	1
Jarlín García	1
Alex Cobb	1
Zack Littell	1
Michael Feliz	1
Adrian Sampson	1
Chris Paddack	1
Thomas Pannone	1

13 Parks
Petco Pk (SAN)	6
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	4
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	3
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
GlbLifeField (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	14
78	5
89	2
9	2
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	7
1	4
4	3
2	3
5	3
6	2
7+	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	22
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	14
12-	4
1--	4
--3	1
-2-	1

38 RBI
RISP	6
0 on	14
1 on	6
2 on	4
Any on	10

Inning
2	9
3	3
4	2
5	2
6	5
7	1
8	2

1-3	12
4-6	9
7-end	3

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	2
+2	2
+1	4
Tied	4
-1	2
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	12
Tied	4
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-1	6
0-0	4
2-1	3
2-2	3
1-2	2
1-0	2
3-2	1
3-1	1
0-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	11
1B	9
2B	3
DH	1

OrderPos
5th	8
3rd	4
7th	4
8th	4
4th	1
9th	1
2nd	1
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	12
Low Lev	9

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2019-06-28	SEA	@	HOU	Wade Miley	tied 0-0	t 3	1	---	7,(2-2) FCBFBFX	1	8	3	0.108	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2	2	2	1	2019-07-14	SEA	@	LAA	José Suarez	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	7	3	0.091	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
3	3	3	1	2019-07-22	SEA		TEX	Adrian Sampson	behind 0-2	b 2	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	8	3	0.286	62%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); O. Narváez Scores; T. Beckham Scores
4	4	4	1	2019-07-31	SEA	@	TEX	Mike Minor	behind 1-2	t 2	0	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	7	4	0.092	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	5	1	2019-08-17	SEA	@	TOR	Trent Thornton	tied 1-1	t 4	0	---	5,(1-2) CBCFX	1	5	3	0.120	62%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
6	6	6	1	2019-08-18	SEA	@	TOR	Thomas Pannone	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	3	4	0.105	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
7	7	7	1	2019-08-19	SEA	@	TBR	Brendan McKay	ahead 5-1	t 2	2	1--	3,(1-1) B1FX	2	3	3	0.089	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Crawford Scores/unER; A. Nola Scores/unER
8	8	8	1	2019-09-05	SEA	@	HOU	Cy Sneed	ahead 5-0	t 2	0	1--	8,(1-2) CFFBF1FFX	2	3	3	0.052	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Strange-Gordon Scores
9	9	9	2	2019-09-05	SEA	@	HOU	José Urquidy	ahead 7-5	t 7	1	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	3	3	0.087	87%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
10	10	10	1	2019-09-17	SEA	@	PIT	Michael Feliz	ahead 3-0	t 6	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	6	3	0.055	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2020-08-07	SEA		COL	Antonio Senzatela	behind 1-4	b 6	1	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	2	0.176	35%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); K. Seager Scores
12	12	2	1	2020-08-12	SEA	@	TEX	Jordan Lyles	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	5	2	0.102	60%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
13	13	3	1	2020-08-19	SEA		LAD	Dennis Santana	behind 1-3	b 3	0	12-	6,(2-2) CCB*BFX	3	5	2	0.233	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); K. Lewis Scores; K. Seager Scores
14	14	4	1	2020-08-23	SEA		TEX	Mike Minor	ahead 1-0	b 2	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	2	0.092	75%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
15	15	5	1	2020-08-25	SEA	@	SDP	Chris Paddack	ahead 4-3	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	2	0.120	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
16	16	6	1	2020-09-05	SDP	@	OAK	Joakim Soria	behind 1-8	t 8	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	2	0.002	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
17	17	7	1	2020-09-08	SDP		COL	José Mujica	ahead 7-3	b 2	0	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	5	DH	0.057	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); M. Machado Scores; M. Moreland Scores
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	2021-05-15	SDP		STL	Adam Wainwright	ahead 3-0	b 3	0	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	5	3	0.073	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Cronenworth Scores; T. Pham Scores
19	19	2	1	2021-09-21	SDP		SFG	Zack Littell	behind 4-5	b 6	0	---	3,(1-1) .BFX	1	7	2	0.191	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2022-04-11	SDP	@	SFG	Alex Wood	tied 1-1	t 5	1	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	2	2	0.151	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
21	21	2	1	2022-06-19	SDP	@	COL	Robert Stephenson	behind 1-8	t 8	2	--3	5,(2-2) *BCB.FX	2	7	4	0.005	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Voit Scores
22	22	3	1	2022-08-10	SDP		SFG	Jarlín García	ahead 11-7	b 6	2	1--	6,(3-2) 11CBBBF>X	2	9	2	0.034	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); T. Grisham Scores/unER; A. Nola Scores/unER
23	23	4	1	2022-09-16	SDP	@	ARI	Madison Bumgarner	ahead 2-0	t 2	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	2	0.088	76%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	2023-04-30	SDP		SFG	Alex Cobb	behind 0-4	b 5	0	1--	5,(3-1) *BBBCX	2	8	2	0.132	28%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Carpenter Scores