Nick Kurtz
1BQualifiedATH · AL · Age 23 · Bats L / Throws L · 412 PA
No diagnostic pattern fires — the profile is stable year over year.
Edge breakdown
Fast bat on a steep uphill path — built for damage in the air, lives with swing-and-miss.
The swing
Percentiles vs all tracked hitters. Attack angle/direction and tilt are swing-weighted averages across batting sides. Swing type from editable rules — first match wins.
vs pitch types
| Pitch | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | lg xwOBA | Whiff% | K% | RV/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 119 | .426 | .447 | .327 | 37.1lg 22.0 | 32.8 | 1.6 |
| Sinker | 81 | .381 | .325 | .351 | 25.2lg 13.7 | 29.6 | 1.2 |
| Slider | 59 | .413 | .398 | .288 | 41.0lg 33.5 | 35.6 | 1.4 |
| Changeup | 48 | .263 | .301 | .278 | 37.5lg 31.5 | 27.1 | -0.2 |
| Sweeper | 27 | .498 | .404 | .263 | 40.0lg 31.0 | 25.9 | 4.7 |
| Cutter | 24 | .408 | .425 | .351 | 34.5lg 22.5 | 29.2 | 0.6 |
| Splitter | 25 | .308 | .273 | .263 | 56.8lg 32.4 | 48.0 | 1.2 |
| Curveball | 19 | .453 | .391 | .281 | 41.5lg 30.8 | 31.6 | 4.2 |
xwOBA green/red when 20+ points above/below league vs that pitch. RV/100 = run value per 100 pitches seen (positive favors the hitter). Source: Savant pitch arsenal stats.
Where he stands
top-down, side-agnostic (mirrored for LHB)
depth 22.9" (−0.5" vs prior) · off plate 29.3" (+1.6" vs prior)
Where he meets the ball
average intercept, inches vs the front of the plate
35 pctl · −0.4" vs prior
Timing spectrum
share of competitive swings by timing
on-time 67.6% (+0.0% vs prior) · late 16.1% (+0.0% vs prior)
Barrel accuracy
avg miss from the sweet spot · dashed ring = league
48 pctl (lower is better) · +0.0" vs prior
What this can't see: Joint kinetics, hip-shoulder separation, and kinematic sequencing (Hawkeye/KinaTrax, team-internal — never estimated here). Stance angle and foot separation (Savant visuals only, no export). Release extension (column exported empty; needs pitch-level ingest).