Nick Kurtz
1B | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 5" 240LBS | Age: 22
Draft: 2024 | Rd: 1, #4, Oakland Athletics | Wake Forest
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2025 235 206 33 53 17 1 .257 .333 .558 .891
1 Season 235 206 33 53 17 1 .257 .333 .558 .891
AVG HR SB OPS
2025 .257 17 1 .891
1 Season .257 17 1 .891
MLB Percentile Rankings
Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2025 22 954 131 22 16.8 9.4 92.4 113.6 15.3 38.2 .242 .529 .376 .359 .512 50.4 33.2 10.6
Player 954 131 22 16.8 9.4 92.4 113.6 15.3 38.2 .242 .529 .376 .359 .512 50.4 33.2 10.6
MLB 7.1 4.8 88.5 122.9 12.4 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .316 .369 36.8 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

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2025 38.9 61.1 38.2 18.3 4.6 31.3 39.7 29.0 18.3 15.3 5.3 13.0 24.4 23.7
Player 38.9 61.1 38.2 18.3 4.6 31.3 39.7 29.0 18.3 15.3 5.3 13.0 24.4 23.7
MLB 44.3 55.7 23.9 24.7 7.1 37.3 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.7 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2025 3.1 26.0 25.2 21.4 7.6 16.8 9.4
Player 3.1 26.0 25.2 21.4 7.6 16.8 9.4
MLB 4.0 32.5 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.1 4.8
! 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 %
2025 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 1 242 25.4 57 .267 .667 .440 29.9 26.3 23.4 .266 .644 .443 54.8
2025 Sinker 3.4 5 157 16.5 38 .378 .676 .479 21.5 28.9 35.5 .262 .478 .322 42.3
2025 Changeup 0.7 1 142 14.9 37 .257 .571 .365 42.9 37.8 30.4 .299 .710 .437 57.1
2025 Slider 1.1 1 131 13.7 32 .222 .556 .358 38.5 34.4 27.5 .217 .504 .341 47.1
2025 Curveball -2.1 -2 105 11.0 24 .105 .158 .235 50.0 41.7 23.3 .163 .320 .309 44.4
2025 Cutter 0.6 1 88 9.2 19 .278 .611 .389 26.5 21.1 18.2 .257 .446 .318 42.9
2025 Sweeper 3.0 1 48 5.0 14 .333 .833 .461 35.3 35.7 41.7 .233 .595 .349 50.0
2025 Split-Finger -3.4 -1 33 3.5 9 .111 .111 .100 57.1 77.8 50.0 .106 .217 .135 100.0
2025 Slurve -14.5 -1 5 0.5 3 .000 .000 .000 25.0 33.3 100.0 .058 .204 .104 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Batting Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2025 234 954 3 -6 6 4 7
Player 234 954 3 -6 6 3 7
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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 %
2025 954 51.8 62.6 74.4 23.7 40.4 45.3 27.7 43.8 34.4 6.7 65.6
Player 954 51.8 62.6 74.4 23.7 40.4 45.3 27.7 43.8 34.4 6.7 65.6
MLB 48.8 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.6 42.7 30.0 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! 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
Bat
Speed
Squared-up
Rate
Swing
Length
2025 79 27 87 95 42 57 95 90 90 87 1 73 2 76 52 9 7
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2025 23.62 17 13.4 4 4 11 5 29.4
Player 23.62 17 13.4 4 4 11 5 29.4
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2025 17 15 9 12 13 15 13 11 11 11 13 14 13 20 13 11 15 13 15 16 13 14 16 16 11 12 11 14 15 14 14
Player 17 15 9 12 13 15 13 11 11 11 13 14 13 20 13 11 15 13 15 16 13 14 16 16 11 12 11 14 15 14 14
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2025 Shades L 234 137 58.5 .382 .371
! 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 %
2025 252 15.3 45.6% 0.0% 186 18.2 8.6% 0.5%
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