Nick Heath
CF | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 1" 190LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 16, #493, Kansas City Royals | Northwestern State
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2020 18 13 2 2 0 2 .154 .313 .231 .544
2021 39 35 3 5 0 0 .143 .231 .171 .402
2 Seasons 57 48 5 7 0 2 .146 .255 .188 .443
AVG HR SB OPS
2020 .154 0 2 .544
2021 .143 0 0 .402
2 Seasons .146 0 2 .443
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Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2020 26 90 8 0 0.0 0.0 86.9 105.1 -5.2 37.5 .244 .306 .265 .326 .442 12.5 33.3 11.1
2021 27 157 20 0 0.0 0.0 84.8 105.8 17.2 35.0 .175 .206 .180 .209 .293 30.0 38.5 10.3
Player 247 28 0 0.0 0.0 85.3 105.8 11.3 35.7 .194 .233 .205 .244 .331 25.0 36.8 10.5
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2020 62.5 0.0 37.5 0.0 37.5 25.0 37.5 12.5 37.5 0.0 37.5 12.5 0.0 0.0
2021 45.0 25.0 25.0 5.0 25.0 35.0 40.0 0.0 35.0 35.0 30.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Player 50.0 17.9 28.6 3.6 28.6 32.1 39.3 3.6 35.7 25.0 32.1 3.6 0.0 0.0
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2021 4-Seam Fastball -1.0 -1 76 48.4 15 .286 .357 .310 28.9 13.3 9.5 .325 .378 .334 41.7
2021 Slider -1.1 0 26 16.6 7 .000 .000 .200 50.0 57.1 30.8 .102 .132 .272 0.0
2021 Changeup -6.8 -2 24 15.3 7 .143 .143 .257 41.7 57.1 44.4 .080 .095 .078 0.0
2021 Curveball -11.5 -1 13 8.3 4 .000 .000 .000 75.0 75.0 75.0 .002 .003 .002 0.0
2021 Sinker -7.6 -1 12 7.6 3 .000 .000 .000 25.0 66.7 50.0 .024 .025 .025 0.0
2021 Cutter -2.0 0 4 2.5 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .140 .185 .142 0.0
2021 Split-Finger -7.6 0 2 1.3 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .296 .313 .275 100.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 1.3 0 32 35.6 8 .200 .200 .329 46.2 25.0 25.0 .413 .538 .491 25.0
2020 Sinker -0.6 0 15 16.7 3 .000 .000 .233 28.6 33.3 25.0 .040 .043 .258 0.0
2020 Cutter 0.5 0 13 14.4 2 .000 .000 .350 16.7 0.0 0.0 .062 .064 .383 0.0
2020 Curveball -9.4 -1 11 12.2 2 .000 .000 .000 33.3 50.0 25.0 .040 .043 .040 0.0
2020 Changeup 9.0 1 9 10.0 2 .500 1.000 .625 0.0 50.0 33.3 .440 .527 .417 0.0
2020 Slider 5.6 0 7 7.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2020 Split-Finger -10.9 0 3 3.3 1 .000 .000 .000 66.7 100.0 50.0 -- -- .000 --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 38 157 -3 -3 0 1 -5
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2020 90 51.1 54.3 68.0 20.5 44.4 36.7 11.1 37.8 35.3 8.9 62.5
2021 157 51.6 59.3 70.8 32.9 52.0 45.9 31.6 46.5 35.6 12.1 57.9
Player 247 51.4 57.5 69.9 28.3 50.0 42.5 25.0 43.3 35.5 10.9 59.3
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.0 42.6 29.7 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
2020 26 91
2021 39 94
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2020 2021 +/-  
Exit Velocity 86.9 84.8 -2.1
Launch Angle -5.2 17.2 22.4
Barrel % 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hard Hit % 12.5 30.0 17.5
Sweet Spot % 37.5 35.0 -2.5
xBA .244 .175 -0.069
BA .154 .143 -0.011
xwOBA .326 .209 -0.117
wOBA .265 .180 -0.085
xSLG .306 .206 -0.100
SLG .231 .171 -0.060
K% 33.3 38.5 5.2
BB% 11.1 10.3 -0.8
Swing % 37.8 46.5 8.7
Whiff% 35.3 35.6 0.3
In Zone % 51.1 51.6 0.5
Out of Zone % 48.9 48.4 -0.5
Out of Zone Swing % 20.5 32.9 12.4
First Pitch Swing % 11.1 31.6 20.5
First Pitch Strike % 27.8 68.4 40.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2020 Shifts L 18 2 11.1 .303 .000
2021 Shifts L 38 3 7.9 .195 .000
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2020 20 18.9 10.0% 0.0% 26 21.9 0.0% 3.8%
2021 43 17.2 27.9% 0.0% 25 21.6 0.0% 4.0%
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