Nick Kurtz Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Kurtz does his damage against breaking balls: a 1.027 OPS against them, against .406 on offspeed pitches.

58 plate appearances ending on breaking balls, 29 on offspeed pitches.

He hits lefties and righties about the same

Kurtz puts up a 1.002 OPS against right-handers and .730 against left-handers.

129 plate appearances against right-handers, 67 against left-handers.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Kurtz is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a 1.507 OPS there against .906 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.

He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Kurtz has an OPS of 1.485; with the bases empty it is .787.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 161 with the bases empty.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Kurtz hits the ball hard: 95.0 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile in the league.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 6th in MLB.

Getting on base is what he does best

Kurtz is on base at a .418 clip, 98th percentile in the league.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 11th in MLB.

One of the fastest swings in the league

Kurtz swings it at 72.4 mph, 97th percentile bat speed in the league.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 14th in MLB.

This is the kind of hitter he is, in one line

Kurtz trades contact for damage: top-end barrel rate, bottom-end strikeout rate: 96th percentile barrel rate, 16th percentile strikeout rate.

196 plate appearances in 2026. both percentiles among qualified hitters in 2026.

He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Kurtz walks in 19.4% of his plate appearances, 99th percentile.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 6th in MLB.

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Kurtz is at his worst on offspeed pitches: a .406 OPS there against .906 overall.

29 plate appearances in that situation.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

59.8% of Kurtz's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 99th percentile in the league.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 7th in MLB.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Kurtz walks in 25.7% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 18% with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 161 with the bases empty.

He squares the ball up as well as almost anyone

17.9% of Kurtz's batted balls are barrelled, the batted-ball class that turns into extra bases more often than not. 96th percentile.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 18th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Kurtz's OPS+ of 161 puts him 96th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 19th in MLB.

His power holds up against both hands

The power is one-sided: Kurtz slugs .560 against right-handers and .357 against left-handers.

129 plate appearances against right-handers, 67 against left-handers.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Kurtz slugs .596 against breaking balls and .130 against offspeed pitches.

58 plate appearances ending on breaking balls.

He puts the ball in play when the run is there to drive

With a runner in scoring position Kurtz averages 100.7 mph off the bat, against 93.7 with the bases empty.

18 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 79 without.

He gets the ball in the air at the angle that hurts

Kurtz finds the launch angles that produce hits on 45.3% of his contact, 94th percentile.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 28th in MLB.

He strikes out about the same against both hands

Kurtz strikes out in 27.1% of his trips against right-handers and 35.8% of them against left-handers.

129 plate appearances against right-handers, 67 against left-handers.

He is a pull hitter, and defences can set up for it

Kurtz pulls 28.9% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 26.8%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

28 pulled, 43 up the middle and 26 the other way over 97 located batted balls.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Kurtz strikes out in 22.9% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 31.7% with the bases empty.

35 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 161 with the bases empty.

There is real damage in his bat

Kurtz is slugging .487, 87th percentile in the league.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 57th in MLB.

The strikeouts are the thing holding his season back

Kurtz strikes out in 30.1% of his trips, 16th percentile.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 354th in MLB.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Kurtz should be hitting .260, 68th percentile in the league.

196 plate appearances in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 137th in MLB.

His home runs almost all go to the same part of the park

5 of Kurtz's 8 located home runs have gone to centre field, the longest of them 442 feet.

8 tracked home runs in 2026.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Kurtz hits it hardest to his pull side: 97.6 mph on average there, against 93.3 the other way.

28 batted balls to his pull side, 26 the other way.

Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

3 of Kurtz's 8 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

8 tracked home runs in 2026.

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