Luis Garcia
23-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.321
HR
3
RBI
20
R
8
SB
7
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
When he made his major-league debut in August of 2020, just 90 days after his 20th birthday, it sure appeared that Garcia was headed toward a long and prosperous career. It could still happen -- he's still young -- but a lot of the prospect shine has already worn off as he enters his age-24 campaign. Garcia posted a greatly-improved 12.4 strikeout percentage last season, down from 22.3 percent the year before, but he got on base at only a .304 clip and owns a career .295 OBP through his first 1,245 big-league plate appearances. He's not particularly fast, nor does he hit the ball particularly hard, so it's difficult to envision a sudden breakout in 2024. On top of all that, the Nationals aren't guaranteeing that Garcia will be their starting second baseman come Opening Day. Read Past Outlooks
Good to go Tuesday
Garcia (wrist) is batting third and playing second base Tuesday against the Orioles, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Garcia won't miss any time after jamming his left wrist during Sunday's game, filling his usual three-hole spot against the right-handed Corbin Burnes. Garcia has generated a hit in 13 of his last 14 games, including a four-hit outing Sunday prior to the injury.
Garcia won't miss any time after jamming his left wrist during Sunday's game, filling his usual three-hole spot against the right-handed Corbin Burnes. Garcia has generated a hit in 13 of his last 14 games, including a four-hit outing Sunday prior to the injury.
Batting Stats
Loading Batting Stats...
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
Minor League Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Loading Minor League Batting Game Log...
Batting Order Slot Breakdown
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
5
8
3
1
1
5
1
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
2
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+21%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+76%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Since 2022vs Left | .619 | 257 | 2 | 23 | .245 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .749 | 717 | 17 | 92 | .287 | ||||
2024vs Left | .546 | 27 | 0 | 4 | .208 | ||||
2024vs Right | .959 | 88 | 3 | 16 | .354 | ||||
2023vs Left | .668 | 129 | 1 | 11 | .261 | ||||
2023vs Right | .696 | 353 | 8 | 39 | .268 | ||||
2022vs Left | .577 | 101 | 1 | 8 | .235 | ||||
2022vs Right | .751 | 276 | 6 | 37 | .290 | ||||
More Splits→ | View More Split Stats |
Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+18%
OPS at Home
2024
+75%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Since 2022Home | .774 | 486 | 10 | 59 | .303 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .657 | 488 | 9 | 56 | .249 | ||||
2024Home | 1.097 | 59 | 2 | 14 | .415 | ||||
2024Away | .626 | 56 | 1 | 6 | .226 | ||||
2023Home | .664 | 242 | 4 | 19 | .259 | ||||
2023Away | .714 | 240 | 5 | 31 | .274 | ||||
2022Home | .817 | 185 | 4 | 26 | .328 | ||||
2022Away | .596 | 192 | 3 | 19 | .226 | ||||
More Splits→ | View More Split Stats |
Stat Review
How does Luis Garcia 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
0.43BB Rate
7.8%K Rate
18.3%BABIP
.378ISO
.170AVG
.321OBP
.374SLG
.491OPS
.864wOBA
.378Exit Velocity
90.6 mphHard Hit Rate
41.2%Barrels/PA
7.8%Expected BA
.296Expected SLG
.531Sprint Speed
24.8 ft/secGround Ball %
49.4%Line Drive %
23.5%Fly Ball %
27.1%Prospect Rankings History
Advanced Batting Stats
Loading Advanced Batting Stats...
Additional Stats
Games By Position
Defensive Stats
Loading Games Played by Position...
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
Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Luis Garcia See More
Marcus Semien and the World Series-champion Texas Rangers have a top-notch schedule up ahead, making them one of the teams to watch in Todd Zola's Weekly Hitter Rankings.
The Cleveland Guardians look to avenge a loss to the Los Angeles Angels, and John Bollman delivers his best MLB Bets and Expert Picks for Saturday, May 4.
The Miami Marlins are set up for a big week, facing a relatively weak set of starting pitchers, and the Marlins could capitalize with a big week of offense, as Todd Zola presents this week's Hitter Rankings.
Jorge Martin, check in with Thursday FAAB, and his pickups include the Orioles' Heston Kjerstad who might hit his way to the lineup before too long.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2021
2020
2019
2018
Garcia opened 2022 with Triple-A Rochester but was promoted to the big leagues at the start of June and had a .275/.295/.408 slash line with seven home runs across 93 games for the Nationals. He initially took over the starting job at shortstop but shifted to the keystone once CJ Abrams was deemed ready to go. Garcia had a manageable strikeout rate (22.3 percent), but an abysmal walk rate (3.0 percent) isn't sustainable for a big-league regular. Garcia should receive plenty of run in 2023 with the Nationals trying to determine what the young infielder can provide, but he'll need to show more than solid contact skills to warrant a regular role long term. He also has only eight steals since the 2019 minor-league season, so he won't provide much value on the basepaths in addition to his low power.
More Fantasy News
Dealing with sore wrist
Garcia jammed his wrist Sunday sliding into second base and was replaced by pinch hitter Ildemaro Vargas in the eighth inning, but he's not expected to miss much time, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Homers, swipes bag in four-hit day
Garcia went 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, two runs scored and a steal during Sunday's win over the Blue Jays.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Big homer off bench Friday
Garcia went 1-for-1 with a walk, a three-run home run and a second run scored in Friday's 9-3 win over the Blue Jays.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Sitting against southpaw Wednesday
Garcia is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Out against lefty again
Garcia is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.