LF Lars Nootbaar #21
St. Louis Cardinals MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
05/25/2028
 OA: 57 POT: 57
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LF LARS NOOTBAAR #21 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
45 146 33 3 0 7 25 30 37 .226 .365 .390 1 0.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 50 50 55 50
Eye 65 65 65 65
Avoid K's 50 45 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 55
Errors: - 35 60
Arm: 20 45 55
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 60
1st Base: 40 Center Field: 35
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/23/2028 @ PHI Win, 4-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
05/22/2028 CIN Win, 12-8 4 2 1 3 1 1 1 0
05/21/2028 CIN Win, 5-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/20/2028 CIN Win, 5-1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
05/18/2028 ATH Win, 8-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
05/17/2028 ATH Win, 4-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/16/2028 ATH Loss, 2-7 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
05/14/2028 @ HOU Win, 3-0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
05/13/2028 @ HOU Win, 6-5 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0
05/12/2028 @ HOU Win, 8-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Lars maintains a clean-cut lifestyle.
Birthday:09/08/1997
Born in:El Segundo, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,600,000
Signed Through:2034 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 131 Days
Service This Yr:55 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 131 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2028 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 45 146 33 3 0 7 25 26 30 37 .226 .365 .390 .755 .339 .164 119
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 45 181 3 0 0 1 0 2 57 10 1 1 50.0 23.7 5.48 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   33 6 0 0 1 6 6 8 7 0 0 0 .182 .341 .273 .614
Versus Right   113 27 3 0 6 19 20 22 30 2 0 3 .239 .371 .425 .796
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   7 1 0 0 1 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 .143 .333 .571 .905
Last Week   17 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 1 .235 .350 .235 .585
March   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
April   77 20 3 0 4 15 13 19 16 2 0 0 .260 .398 .455 .853
May   66 13 0 0 3 9 13 10 20 0 0 3 .197 .329 .333 .662
Spring Training   40 10 1 0 1 4 6 13 12 1 1 0 .250 .426 .350 .776
Last Year   484 113 21 2 20 55 57 53 135 0 0 6 .233 .317 .409 .726
2 Years Ago   479 116 23 6 15 71 72 79 121 6 0 2 .242 .348 .409 .757
Career   2788 667 129 18 108 366 411 420 704 25 6 18 .239 .340 .415 .755
Home   61 19 1 0 3 12 13 9 14 0 0 3 .311 .425 .475 .900
Road   85 14 2 0 4 13 13 21 23 2 0 0 .165 .324 .329 .653
Grass   146 33 3 0 7 25 26 30 37 2 0 3 .226 .365 .390 .755
Day   35 7 1 0 2 3 9 4 12 0 0 1 .200 .300 .400 .700
Night   111 26 2 0 5 22 17 26 25 2 0 2 .234 .383 .387 .770
As Starter   146 33 3 0 7 25 26 30 37 2 0 3 .226 .365 .390 .755
Close/Late   27 6 0 0 1 6 4 8 7 0 0 2 .222 .432 .333 .766
Inning 1-3   36 11 1 0 4 10 13 13 11 1 0 1 .306 .490 .667 1.157
Inning 4-6   63 14 2 0 2 9 7 7 14 1 0 0 .222 .296 .349 .645
Inning 7-9   47 8 0 0 1 6 6 10 12 0 0 1 .170 .328 .234 .562
Extra Innings   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
0 Outs   45 10 1 0 1 3 12 8 9 0 0 2 .222 .364 .311 .675
1 Outs   54 10 1 0 1 5 8 15 15 2 0 0 .185 .352 .259 .611
2 Outs   47 13 1 0 5 17 6 7 13 0 0 1 .277 .382 .617 .999
Scoring Position   46 8 0 0 2 17 5 10 15 2 0 1 .174 .322 .304 .626
Bases Empty   77 17 1 0 4 4 17 13 18 0 0 1 .221 .341 .390 .730
Runner on 1st   23 8 2 0 1 4 4 7 4 0 0 1 .348 .516 .565 1.081
Runner on 2nd   16 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 0 1 .125 .263 .125 .388
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .214 .312 .214 .527
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 0 0 2 7 3 2 2 1 0 0 .400 .500 1.600 2.100
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Bases Loaded   7 1 0 0 0 5 1 2 4 1 0 0 .143 .300 .143 .443
Two Strikes   105 18 2 0 2 11 13 15 37 1 0 2 .171 .285 .248 .532
First Pitch   9 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 0-1   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .250 .143 .393
Count 0-2   13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Count 1-0   3 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
Count 1-1   13 5 0 0 3 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 1.077 1.462
Count 1-2   28 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   8 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
Count 2-2   28 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 1 .071 .103 .071 .175
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   36 11 2 0 2 9 10 15 8 1 0 1 .306 .509 .528 1.037
Behind in Count   48 6 0 0 0 3 2 0 19 0 0 1 .125 .143 .125 .268
Ahead in Count   12 6 1 0 1 5 7 15 0 1 0 0 .500 .750 .833 1.583
Batting Leadoff   7 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 .429 .556 .429 .984
Batting 6th   18 2 0 0 1 6 3 2 5 1 0 1 .111 .227 .278 .505
Batting 7th   72 16 1 0 4 8 13 14 20 0 0 1 .222 .356 .403 .759
Batting 8th   49 12 2 0 2 11 7 13 10 1 0 0 .245 .397 .408 .805
Low Leverage   73 13 2 0 4 6 11 12 19 0 0 0 .178 .294 .370 .664
Medium Leverage   55 15 1 0 3 11 12 13 13 0 0 2 .273 .429 .455 .883
High Leverage   18 5 0 0 0 8 3 5 5 2 0 1 .278 .423 .278 .701
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2021 St. Louis - MLB 23 58 109 26 3 1 5 15 15 13 0 1 28 2 1 .239 .317 .422 .739 103 102 0.4
2022 St. Louis - MLB 24 108 290 66 16 3 14 40 53 51 1 5 71 4 1 .228 .340 .448 .788 121 120 2.1
2023 St. Louis - MLB 25 117 426 111 23 1 14 46 74 72 1 3 99 11 1 .261 .367 .418 .784 114 115 2.7
2024 St. Louis - MLB 26 109 348 85 18 3 12 45 39 52 1 3 79 7 3 .244 .342 .417 .758 111 110 1.8
2025 St. Louis - MLB 27 149 506 117 22 2 21 69 75 70 4 5 134 11 5 .231 .326 .407 .734 106 108 1.8
2026 St. Louis - MLB 28 143 479 116 23 6 15 71 72 79 2 6 121 14 2 .242 .348 .409 .757 111 112 1.9
2027 St. Louis - MLB 29 148 484 113 21 2 20 55 57 53 6 0 135 9 2 .233 .317 .409 .726 103 106 1.3
2028 St. Louis - MLB 30 45 146 33 3 0 7 25 26 30 3 2 37 1 1 .226 .365 .390 .755 114 119 0.8
Total MLB 877 2788 667 129 18 108 366 411 420 18 25 704 59 16 .239 .340 .415 .755 110 111 12.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2018 Total - A- 20 56 198 45 5 0 2 26 14 22 2 1 43 2 2 .227 .309 .283 .592 100 93 0.5
2019 Total - A 21 29 106 26 4 1 5 18 17 16 0 0 13 2 1 .245 .344 .443 .788 101 97 0.3
2019 Total - A+ 21 39 142 39 3 0 2 17 10 13 0 0 20 1 2 .275 .335 .338 .674 82 86 0.1
2019 Total - A+ 21 68 248 65 7 1 7 35 27 29 0 0 33 3 3 .262 .339 .383 .722 91 91 0.5
2019 Springfield - AA 21 33 93 25 2 1 0 3 12 16 0 1 22 1 1 .269 .373 .312 .685 84 91 0.2
2021 Memphis - AAA 23 35 117 36 2 1 6 19 21 17 2 0 25 1 3 .308 .404 .496 .900 120 111 0.5
2022 Memphis - AAA 24 17 63 14 4 0 4 14 13 10 1 3 19 2 0 .222 .325 .476 .801 94 93 0.1
2023 Springfield - AA 25 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -103 -0.1
2023 Memphis - AAA 25 4 15 7 1 0 2 5 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 .467 .500 .933 1.433 242 209 0.3
2024 Springfield - AA 26 8 27 7 1 0 2 4 6 7 0 0 9 0 0 .259 .412 .519 .930 147 144 0.3
2024 Memphis - AAA 26 5 17 3 1 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 .176 .300 .235 .535 34 55 -0.1
Total IL 61 212 60 8 1 12 39 43 31 3 3 50 3 3 .283 .378 .500 .878 113 107
Total TL 42 125 32 3 1 2 8 18 23 0 1 33 1 1 .256 .369 .344 .713 92 96
Total MWL 39 142 39 3 0 2 17 10 13 0 0 20 1 2 .275 .335 .338 .674 82 86
Total CAL 29 106 26 4 1 5 18 17 16 0 0 13 2 1 .245 .344 .443 .788 101 97
Total NYP 56 198 45 5 0 2 26 14 22 2 1 43 2 2 .227 .309 .283 .592 100 93
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 St. Louis - MLB 27 15 54 16 4 0 2 6 8 5 0 1 15 2 0 .296 .350 .481 .831 132 134 -0.1
2026 St. Louis - MLB 28 2 7 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 .143 .222 .143 .365 5 7 -1.3
2027 St. Louis - MLB 29 7 26 4 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 .154 .154 .269 .423 16 12 -1.1
Total MLB 24 87 21 4 0 3 9 12 6 0 2 25 2 0 .241 .284 .391 .675 88 89
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 St. Louis - MLB LF 9 4 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 40.2 2.21 0.0 .000
2021 St. Louis - MLB RF 26 19 45 3 1 50 2 .960 181.0 2.39 0.0 .000
2022 St. Louis - MLB LF 11 2 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 46.0 2.35 0.0 .000
2022 St. Louis - MLB CF 12 11 17 1 1 18 0 1.000 80.0 2.02 0.0 .000
2022 St. Louis - MLB RF 79 66 141 6 3 149 2 .987 585.0 2.26 0.0 .000
2023 St. Louis - MLB LF 24 16 36 0 0 36 0 1.000 161.0 2.01 0.0 .000
2023 St. Louis - MLB CF 73 67 164 2 1 167 1 .994 570.0 2.62 0.0 .000
2023 St. Louis - MLB RF 34 27 68 4 1 73 1 .986 233.0 2.78 0.0 .000
2024 St. Louis - MLB LF 30 27 44 0 0 46 2 .957 233.0 1.70 0.0 .000
2024 St. Louis - MLB CF 24 14 34 0 0 34 0 1.000 118.0 2.59 0.0 .000
2024 St. Louis - MLB RF 74 57 131 2 2 134 1 .993 512.0 2.34 0.0 .000
2025 St. Louis - MLB LF 131 131 253 4 1 258 1 .996 1145.1 2.02 +1.8 1.009
2025 St. Louis - MLB CF 19 14 39 0 0 40 1 .975 132.0 2.66 -1.7 .924
2025 St. Louis - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 St. Louis - MLB 1B 7 2 25 4 4 29 0 1.000 33.2 7.75 +0.3 1.039
2026 St. Louis - MLB LF 124 124 216 2 0 222 4 .982 1097.1 1.79 -0.5 .997
2026 St. Louis - MLB CF 7 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 46.0 1.76 -1.9 .750
2026 St. Louis - MLB RF 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 28.0 0.32 -0.9 .508
2027 St. Louis - MLB 1B 3 0 6 1 2 7 0 1.000 6.1 9.95 +0.0 1.028
2027 St. Louis - MLB 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.2 2.45 +0.0 1.050
2027 St. Louis - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2027 St. Louis - MLB LF 139 139 242 2 0 245 1 .996 1179.2 1.86 +0.7 1.008
2027 St. Louis - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.2 1.008
2027 St. Louis - MLB RF 8 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 32.0 1.69 +0.1 1.011
2028 St. Louis - MLB LF 20 20 39 0 0 39 0 1.000 172.0 2.04 -1.2 .971
2028 St. Louis - MLB CF 22 22 49 0 0 49 0 1.000 186.0 2.37 -2.1 .953
2028 St. Louis - MLB RF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 27.0 2.00 +0.1 1.005
TOTAL 1B 10 2 31 5 6 36 0 1.000 40.0 8.10 +0.4 1.038
TOTAL 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.2 2.45 +0.0 1.050
TOTAL LF 488 463 851 9 1 868 8 .991 4075.0 1.90 +0.8 1.003
TOTAL CF 158 133 313 3 2 318 2 .994 1133.0 2.51 -5.6 .920
TOTAL RF 229 176 398 15 7 419 6 .986 1601.0 2.32 -0.7 .937
PLAYER HISTORY
06/04/2018 Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 8th round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA).
04/29/2025 Injured (groin tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/08/2025 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 5 days.
11/01/2025 Wins the 2025 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
11/06/2025 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,100,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 70 (70).
05/10/2026 Injured (hand contusion),out for 3 days.
07/27/2026 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
11/10/2026 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $9,400,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 65 (65).
01/21/2027 Successfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
04/20/2027 Injured on 04/19/2027, diagnosed with a bruised lung, is day-to-day.
07/29/2027 Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $102,200,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 65 (65).
02/03/2028 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
04/12/2028 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for one week.
05/10/2028 Injured on 05/08/2028, diagnosed with a bruised elbow, is day-to-day.
05/16/2028 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 1 day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
2026 6 5
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