MLB · AL West

Nick Kurtz

Athletics1BBats: L · Throws: L

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At a glance

This season

.292

OBP

.442

SLG

.558

OPS

1.000

18 HR · 57 RBI · 93 K (6%) · 68 BB · 1498 PA

MLB avg · .247 / .318 / .404 · .722 OPS

Last 10 games

.350

RBI

14-for-40

Across 53 starts in the last 60 days, he averages 4.6 plate appearances per game.

Quality of contact

Percentile rank vs qualified MLB hitters this season. The dot is the player's position — further right means better, regardless of metric. Computed across 319 plate appearances (175 balls in play).

Metric

Percentile

Value

Rank

xwOBA

.395

Avg Exit V

94.1 mph

Barrel %

17.7%

Hard-Hit %

58.3%

100

Whiff %

31.1%

K %

28.8%

BB %

18.5%

100

Split by opposing hand

Crushes pitching from both sides.

Stat	League	vs Lefties	vs Righties
BA	.247	.275	.302
OBP	.318	.377	.473
SLG	.404	.473	.604
OPS	.722	.850	1.077
Sample	—	106 PA	224 PA

Pitch-by-pitch breakdown

How he performs against each pitch. Filter by pitch type, opposing pitcher hand, or recency. Color signal: green beats league average, red falls short.

Pitch type

All Four-seam Cutter Sinker Changeup Curveball Slider

Throws

Both Lefties Righties

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4 pitches · this season · combined vs both hands

Pitch	PA↑	BA	SLG	xwOBA	Whiff%	K%	Hard-hit%	Barrel%	Exit velo	Launch
Curveball	10	.375	.625	.359	34.6%	20.0%	85.7%	14.3%	102.3 mph	28.3°
Changeup	59	.187	.311	.311	39.0%	32.2%	35.6%	14.8%	87.6 mph	12.2°
Sinker	62	.391	.473	.326	19.0%	24.2%	55.7%	2.9%	93.5 mph	2.4°
Slider	70	.290	.614	.363	36.4%	30.0%	59.6%	19.7%	94.6 mph	15.3°

Ballpark history

Ballpark	PA	HR	AVG	SLG	OPS
ATH	1735	34	.297	—	.748
LAA	178	1	.257	—	.524
TEX	152	2	.303	—	.644
SEA	120	2	.182	—	.530
NYY	107	1	.320	—	.573