MLB · AL Central

Nick Loftin

Betting stats, Statcast splits, spray chart & prop matchups

Kansas City Royals2B · SPBats: R · Throws: R
FormSteadyPowerBelow avg

The read

League-average power, with a low-strikeout, contact-first approach.

Prop hit rates

How often Nick Loftin has cleared each prop line over his last 10 and 30 games and the season.

Hits

share of games cleared
L10L30Season
  • Over 0.5▲ hot
    60%50%50%
  • Over 1.5▲ hot
    40%17%15%
  • Over 2.5
    10%3%4%

Home runs

share of games cleared
L10L30Season
  • Over 0.5▲ hot
    20%10%7%

Total bases

share of games cleared
L10L30Season
  • Over 1.5▲ hot
    50%33%35%
  • Over 2.5▲ hot
    50%27%22%
  • Over 3.5▲ hot
    30%13%9%

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At a glance

AVG

.239

OBP

.333

SLG

.406

OPS

.739

HR

3

K%

13%

Last 10: 10-for-38 (.263) · 2 HR · 6 K · 2 BB · MLB avg .247 / .318 / .404

Power & contact quality

Percentile rank vs qualified MLB hitters this season. The dot is this player; further right is better on every metric. Based on 162 PA.

Metric
Percentile
Value
Rank
xwOBA (con)
.315
20
Avg Exit V
87.7 mph
39
Barrel %
6.7%
40
Hard-Hit %
37.0%
18
Chase %
22.8%
88
Whiff %
14.5%
90
K %
13.0%
93
BB %
10.5%
72

Where he hits it

18%LF29%LCF17%CF15%RCF12%RF← Pull

47%

Pull

29%

Center

24%

Oppo

Pull-air 33% of BIP · 93.2 mph · 36° LA

Share of batted balls by field sector. The pull / center / oppo split and pull-side fly-ball power sit below the fan.

Matchups

vs LHP.784OPS76 PA
vs RHP.701OPS86 PA

By pitch type. Filter by pitch, opposing hand, or recency. Green beats league average, red falls short.

4 pitches · this season · vs right-handed pitchers

PitchPABASLGxwOBAWhiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%Exit veloLaunch
Cutter7.167.667.40121.4%0.0%62.5%12.5%91.8 mph11.9°
Sinker17.200.333.2779.4%17.6%28.6%0.0%88.2 mph7.6°
Slider23.300.400.36925.6%8.7%27.8%0.0%86.2 mph11.1°
Four-seam26.227.500.3172.8%7.7%27.3%18.2%89.1 mph27.3°

Full Statcast profile

Batted ball · discipline · situationalSeason-to-date
Expectedestimators not shown above
xBA
.294
xSLG
.446
Batted ballAvg EV / Barrel% / Hard-hit% shown above
Max EV
110.8
EV90
100.7
Launch angle
13.6°
Sweet-spot%
37.8%
Avg distance
246 ft
EV on barrels
101.3
EV on hard-hit
99.8
Plate disciplineChase% & Whiff% shown above as percentiles
Z-Swing%
60.1%
O-Contact%
68.1%
Z-Contact%
92.2%
Contact%
85.5%
SwStr%
6.0%
CSW%
25.7%
In-zone%
49.3%
1st-pitch swing%
19.0%
2-strike K%
28.0%
Rolling formxwOBA(con) / K% / BB% / Barrel% / Whiff%
7d xwOBA(con)
.411
7d K%
12.5%
7d Barrel%
10.0%
7d Whiff%
12.8%
14d xwOBA(con)
.372
14d K%
15.2%
14d Barrel%
8.6%
30d xwOBA(con)
.339
30d K%
13.5%
30d Barrel%
7.5%
By countxwOBA(con) / Whiff% by count state
0-0 xwOBA(con)
.321
Ahead xwOBA(con)
.333
Behind xwOBA(con)
.319
2-strike xwOBA(con)
.274
Ahead Whiff%
10.3%
2-strike Whiff%
17.6%
By situationxwOBA(con) by base state + leverage + inning
Bases empty
.311
RISP
.355
Loaded
.625
High leverage
.338
Clutch
.285
Innings 1-3
.379
Innings 4-6
.286
Innings 7+
.303

Statcast-derived from our v8 pitch corpus, refreshed daily. xwOBA (con) = xwOBA on balls in play. Percentages are share of the relevant opportunity.

Attack zones

13%13%25%50%

13%

Heart

50%

Shadow

25%

Chase

13%

Waste

Heart = middle · Shadow = edges (command) · 4.9 ft extension

Where he lives around the zone. Heart (red) is the middle, Shadow (gold) the edges (command), Chase (blue) and Waste (slate) further off.

Full Statcast profile

Arsenal · splits · situationalSeason-to-date
Pitch arsenalusage · velo · spin · break · whiff% · xwOBA
Slider
25%
Curve
13%
Other
63%
PitchUsageVeloSpinBreakZone%SwStr%xwOBA
Slider25.0%49.411247.90.0%0.0%
Curve12.5%44.2101010.40.0%0.0%

Based on 8 pitches this season.

Expected & ratesnot in the panels above
xwOBA allowed
.300
1st-pitch strike%
33.3%
Putaway%
0.0%
Recent formlast 5 starts
L5 ERA
0.00
L5 FIP
3.10
L5 K/9
0.0
L5 BB/9
0.0
L5 HR/9
0.0
Pitches/start
8.0
Platoon & times-through
vs LHB xwOBA
.900
vs RHB xwOBA
.000
1st time xwOBA
.300
Inn 7+ ERA
3.90
Rolling formxwOBA allowed / K% / SwStr% / velo
7d xwOBA
.300
7d K%
0.0%
7d velo
56.3
14d xwOBA
.300
14d K%
0.0%
30d xwOBA
.300
30d K%
0.0%
30d velo
56.3

Statcast-derived from our v8 pitch corpus, refreshed daily. xwOBA (con) = xwOBA on balls in play. Percentages are share of the relevant opportunity.

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