MLB · NL Central

Nico Hoerner

Chicago Cubs2BBats: R · Throws: R

At a glance

This season

.233

OBP

.313

SLG

.328

OPS

.641

4 HR · 34 RBI · 23 K (2%) · 31 BB · 1254 PA

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

Last 10 games

.105

RBI

4-for-38

Across 52 starts in the last 60 days, he averages 4.7 plate appearances per game and gets pulled before his third PA in 8% of them.

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 323 plate appearances (281 balls in play).

Metric

Percentile

Value

Rank

xwOBA

.330

Avg Exit V

86.0 mph

Barrel %

1.8%

Hard-Hit %

28.1%

Whiff %

9.5%

K %

7.1%

100

BB %

9.6%

Split by opposing hand

Hits lefties much harder than righties.

Stat	League	vs Lefties	vs Righties
BA	.247	.284	.214
OBP	.318	.341	.303
SLG	.404	.432	.286
OPS	.722	.773	.589
Sample	—	88 PA	238 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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This season Last 30 days

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6 pitches · last 30 days · combined vs both hands

Pitch	PA↑	BA	SLG	xwOBA	Whiff%	K%	Hard-hit%	Barrel%	Exit velo	Launch
Cutter	7	.429	.571	.463	14.3%	0.0%	57.1%	0.0%	93.4 mph	18.1°
Curveball	7	.000	.000	.193	21.4%	28.6%	14.3%	0.0%	88.1 mph	11.0°
Changeup	8	.000	.000	.296	24.2%	25.0%	30.0%	0.0%	78.5 mph	-0.2°
Slider	22	.355	.469	.306	15.5%	0.0%	25.9%	0.0%	81.5 mph	7.7°
Sinker	33	.065	.065	.332	3.6%	6.1%	29.0%	0.0%	87.7 mph	2.6°
Four-seam	35	.195	.195	.351	9.0%	2.9%	39.9%	0.0%	88.3 mph	13.4°

Ballpark history

Ballpark	PA	HR	AVG	SLG	OPS
CHC	4390	12	.279	—	.473
PIT	385	2	.330	—	.614
MIL	346	3	.230	—	.429
STL	331	1	.292	—	.476
CIN	266	0	.292	—	.477