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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.

At a glance

AVG

.238↑

OBP

.338

SLG

.402

OPS

.740

HR

2

K%

14%

Last 10: 9-for-33 (.273) · 1 HR · 7 K · 4 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 145 PA.

Metric
Percentile
Value
Rank
xwOBA (con)
.307
16
Avg Exit V
87.4 mph
37
Barrel %
6.7%
41
Hard-Hit %
36.5%
16
Chase %
21.9%
91
Whiff %
15.4%
88
K %
13.8%
90
BB %
11.7%
81

Where he hits it

16%LF28%LCF19%CF14%RCF13%RF← Pull

43%

Pull

31%

Center

26%

Oppo

Pull-air 26% of BIP · 95.0 mph · 33° 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.723OPS69 PA
vs RHP.753OPS76 PA

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

Pitch type
AllFour-seamCutterSinkerChangeupCurveballSlider
Throws
BothLeftiesRighties
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4 pitches · this season · combined vs both hands

PitchPA↓BASLGxwOBAWhiff%K%Hard-hit%Barrel%Exit veloLaunch
Four-seam51.244.486.3275.9%11.8%31.0%9.4%86.8 mph21.7°
Slider31.241.361.37025.9%16.1%27.1%0.0%87.0 mph9.8°
Changeup16.283.283.30220.6%6.3%49.0%0.0%90.7 mph8.2°
Cutter14.226.619.36712.7%0.0%52.7%20.5%89.2 mph16.9°

Full Statcast profile

Batted ball · discipline · situationalSeason-to-date
Expectedestimators not shown above
xBA
.290
xSLG
.432
Batted ballAvg EV / Barrel% / Hard-hit% shown above
Max EV
110.8
EV90
100.6
Launch angle
12.7°
Sweet-spot%
37.5%
Avg distance
240 ft
EV on barrels
101.0
EV on hard-hit
99.8
Plate disciplineChase% & Whiff% shown above as percentiles
Z-Swing%
59.5%
O-Contact%
67.2%
Z-Contact%
91.3%
Contact%
84.6%
SwStr%
6.2%
CSW%
25.8%
In-zone%
48.9%
1st-pitch swing%
18.5%
2-strike K%
28.6%
Rolling formxwOBA(con) / K% / BB% / Barrel% / Whiff%
7d xwOBA(con)
.359
7d K%
20.8%
7d Barrel%
11.8%
7d Whiff%
21.7%
14d xwOBA(con)
.380
14d K%
18.9%
14d Barrel%
11.5%
30d xwOBA(con)
.312
30d K%
15.6%
30d Barrel%
7.1%
By countxwOBA(con) / Whiff% by count state
0-0 xwOBA(con)
.300
Ahead xwOBA(con)
.320
Behind xwOBA(con)
.352
2-strike xwOBA(con)
.275
Ahead Whiff%
10.9%
2-strike Whiff%
18.4%
By situationxwOBA(con) by base state + leverage + inning
Bases empty
.315
RISP
.340
Loaded
.625
High leverage
.347
Clutch
.291
Innings 1-3
.373
Innings 4-6
.296
Innings 7+
.280

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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