Josh Naylor or Nelson Velazquez

Baseball Stats Comparison

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Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Josh Naylor or Nelson Velazquez Player Statistics
	Josh Naylor 1B,DH - SEA	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - FA
2026 Stats


At Bats	597	101

Runs	58	12

Hits	156	19

Singles	123	9

Doubles	23	4

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	10	6

RBI	57	18

Stolen Bases	30	0

Caught Stealing	9	0

Walks	45	9

Strikeouts	79	38

Batting Average	.261	.188

On Base Pct	.317	.257

Slugging Pct	.350	.406

On-base Plus Slugging	.668	.663

Josh Naylor or Nelson Velazquez Player Projections
	Josh Naylor 1B,DH - SEA	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - FA
2026 Projections


At Bats	536	163

Runs	73	20

Hits	144	36

Singles	92	22

Doubles	28	7

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	22	7

RBI	87	22

Stolen Bases	17	2

Caught Stealing	3	1

Walks	49	15

Strikeouts	89	48

Batting Average	.268	.222

On Base Pct	.328	.288

Slugging Pct	.444	.399

On-base Plus Slugging	.772	.687

Josh Naylor or Nelson Velazquez Player Notes
	Josh Naylor 1B,DH - SEA	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - FA
News
	Josh Naylor had surgery on his right wrist on Saturday. Ari Koslow Tue, Oct 6th	Nelson Velazquez went 1-for-3 in a win over the White Sox with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Tue, Sep 1st
	Josh Naylor went 2-for-5 with two RBI and two steals in the Mariners 7-2 win over the Angels on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 17th	The Astros re-signed OF Nelson Velázquez to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th
	Josh Naylor went 3-for-5 with two RBI in the Mariners 7-5 win over the Brewers on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	The Astros designated OF Nelson Velázquez for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st
	Josh Naylor is back in the Mariners lineup on Wednesday against the Yankees. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	The Astros have activated outfielder Nelson Velazquez to the active roster ahead of Tuesday's game against the Giants. Brenton Kemp Tue, Aug 11th
	Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor is out of Tuesday's lineup due to right wrist soreness. Brenton Kemp Tue, Aug 11th	The Astros claimed OF Nelson Velázquez off waivers from the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
Notes
	Let's start with the important part: Josh Naylor will not steal 30 bases again in 2026. With a previous high of 10, the 30 was a gift to managers who drafted him and will most likely be the outlier of his career. Naylor did sacrifice power in his time between Arizona and Seattle, hitting only 20 home runs after smacking 31 the year before. The .295 average helped offset this to some degree, but as a career .269 hitter, this is also suspect to continue. Even though he will only be 29 this season, the return to Seattle limits the upside we can expect. He's more of an avoid, unless he falls in drafts. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros
	Mysterious spike in stolen bases, plays in the toughest offensive park in the game, and a mediocre batted ball profile - I am passing on Naylor at his ADP. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal

Josh Naylor or Nelson Velazquez Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Josh Naylor 1B,DH - SEA			Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - FA
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Fri, Mar 27th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sat, Apr 4th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Fri, Apr 10th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231
Sat, Apr 11th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#282
Mon, Apr 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Wed, Apr 15th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Thu, Apr 16th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Fri, Apr 24th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87
Sat, Apr 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Sun, Apr 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Mon, Apr 27th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Fri, May 1st	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, May 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Sun, May 3rd	vs KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#74
Mon, May 4th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-5)	#103
Tue, May 5th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Wed, May 6th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82
Fri, May 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Sat, May 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Sun, May 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Mon, May 11th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Tue, May 12th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231
Wed, May 13th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Thu, May 14th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Fri, May 15th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Sat, May 16th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Sun, May 17th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Mon, May 18th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Tue, May 19th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Wed, May 20th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Fri, May 22nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Sat, May 23rd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sun, May 24th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Mon, May 25th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Tue, May 26th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Wed, May 27th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Fri, May 29th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Sat, May 30th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Sun, May 31st	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Mon, Jun 1st	vs NYM	Austin Warren
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#229
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Fri, Jun 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Sat, Jun 6th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Sun, Jun 7th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Mon, Jun 8th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#249
Tue, Jun 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Wed, Jun 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Thu, Jun 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Jun 12th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Sun, Jun 14th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Wed, Jun 17th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Thu, Jun 18th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Thu, Jun 25th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Mon, Jul 27th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Thu, Jul 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Tue, Aug 4th	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Wed, Aug 5th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Thu, Aug 6th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#261
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Tue, Aug 11th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Wed, Aug 12th	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Thu, Aug 13th	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Fri, Aug 14th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Sat, Aug 15th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (6-2)	#100
Sun, Aug 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Thu, Aug 20th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127
Mon, Aug 31st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Tue, Sep 1st	@ BOS	Jedixson Paez (1-1)
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#274
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#139
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Mon, Sep 14th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Tue, Sep 15th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Wed, Sep 16th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57
Fri, Sep 18th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Sat, Sep 19th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#281
Sun, Sep 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (2-0)	#148
Thu, Sep 24th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57