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La Rochelle Boucaniers team overview

La Rochelle Boucaniers is the No. 3 Team Power club in the 2025 French Division 1 dataset. La Rochelle is competitive on both sides of the ball, but the Boucaniers still need more star density to threaten the top pair over a full season. The shape is driven by offense (#4) and run prevention (#5) and still needs more from defense. Last dataset update: 2026-01-14. This page covers team context, key players, and what would most improve the club in the next cycle.

TPM RANK
#3
WIN%
.439
OFFENSE
58
PREVENTION
57
DEFENSE
52
SPEED
35

Profile vs league average

Team grades are shown against the league midpoint. The white tick marks the average.

Offense

RANK #4 / AVG 56.5

58

Prevention

RANK #5 / AVG 58.9

57

Defense

RANK #8 / AVG 55.8

52

Speed

RANK #5 / AVG 36.1

35

League context map

The highlighted point shows where La Rochelle sits on the offense and run-prevention grid relative to the rest of the league.

OFFENSEPREVENTIONLEAGUE AVG OFFLEAGUE AVG PREVMontpellierRouenLa RochelleSavignyToulouseBéziersMetzSénart

Analysis

La Rochelle ranks #4 in offense (58), #5 in prevention (57), #8 in defense (52), and #5 in speed (35). The club carries 1149 hitter plate appearances and 254.8 pitcher innings, giving it enough workload to treat the profile as more signal than noise. The current win rate sits at .439 versus a league-average .444.

The player layer is led by Kian JOHNSTON (0.879 OPS, 0.138 ISO, 89 DEF), Jose Miguel PEÑA CARMONA (0.871 OPS, 0.123 ISO, 78 BAT), Franklin DE LA ROSA (9.12 K/9, 1.37 WHIP, 60 PIT), Wilce NIEVES (9.64 K/9, 1.64 WHIP, 46 PIT). Balanced challenger without a top-tier carrying tool..

ROSTER SIZE
24
HITTERS PA
1149
PITCHERS IP
254.8

Key players

Kian JOHNSTON

HITTER / First Base / PVI 72

Hitter rank #11

0.879 OPS, 0.138 ISO, 89 DEF

Two-way contributor who pairs 0.879 OPS with 89 DEF.

Jose Miguel PEÑA CARMONA

HITTER / Catcher / PVI 70

Hitter rank #14

0.871 OPS, 0.123 ISO, 78 BAT

Stable lineup piece with 0.871 OPS and 70 PVI.

Franklin DE LA ROSA

PITCHER / Pitcher / PVI 65

Pitcher rank #9

9.12 K/9, 1.37 WHIP, 60 PIT

Rotation-caliber innings source with 9.12 K/9 and 1.37 WHIP.

Wilce NIEVES

PITCHER / Pitcher / PVI 57

Pitcher rank #24

9.64 K/9, 1.64 WHIP, 46 PIT

Rotation-caliber innings source with 9.64 K/9 and 1.64 WHIP.

Top hitters

PLAYERPOSPVIOPSISO
Kian JOHNSTON#11First Base720.8790.138
Jose Miguel PEÑA CARMONA#14Catcher700.8710.123
Esteban BRIONES#29Center Field620.7430.112

Top pitchers

PLAYERPOSPVIK/9WHIP
Franklin DE LA ROSA#9Pitcher659.121.37
Wilce NIEVES#24Pitcher579.641.64
Clément ESTEBAN#26Pitcher564.661.59