Nick Kurtz

Bats L Throws L6'5" 240 lbBorn 2003 Lancaster, USADebut 2025Team ATHDraft 2024 R1 #4 Athletics, Wake ForestContract 1 y/$785,000 (26) 2026: $785,000

Awards: AL Silver Slugger, All-MLB Second Team, Jackie Robinson AL Rookie of the Year

Projections

2027 NEXT+ 140.2FIELD+ 100.0 at 1BTotal 3.94 WAR

Season	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	wOBA	K%	BB%	HIT+	WAR
2026	440	376	98	19	1	25	58	125	2	0.261	0.360	0.517	0.877	0.256	0.375	28.5	13.2	136.1	3.31
2027	490	408	103	18	1	26	76	147	6	0.252	0.371	0.493	0.864	0.241	0.371	29.9	15.4	141.7	4.03

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 22

His ten closest age-22 comparables averaged 152 HIT+ the next season; 10 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	HIT+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Yordan Alvarez	2019	170.4	152.7	9
2	Willie McCovey	1960	153.9	124.4	374
3	Dick Allen	1964	161.5	147.5	707
4	Jack Fournier	1915	143.1	107.1	362
5	Frank Thomas	1990	182.2	180.4	700
6	Albert Pujols	2002	155.9	189.2	685
7	Ron Blomberg	1971	146.5	159.2	341
8	Ted Williams	1941	177.5	214.4	671
9	Jimmie Foxx	1930	154.4	135.1	593
10	Miguel Sano	2015	150.3	113.1	495

Batting

Year	Team	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HIT+
2027 proj			490		103	18	1	26		6	76	147	0.252	0.371	0.493	0.864	141.7
2026*	ATH	99	434	62	90	15	1	21		7	79	141	0.256	0.396	0.483	0.879	145.6
2025	ATH	117	488	90	122	26	2	36	86	2	63	151	0.290	0.383	0.619	1.002	172.1
Career		117	488	90	122	26	2	36	86	2	63	151	0.290	0.383	0.619	1.002	172.1

Statcast

Year	PA	EV	LA	Barrel%	HardHit%	Whiff%	Chase%	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Sprint
2026	434	93.4	11.9	18.0	57.3	36.9	23.3	0.243	0.482	0.373	26.6
2025	489	92.7	15.3	18.5	51.1	35.5	22.4	0.245	0.537	0.372	27.1

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	ATH	1B	112	971	762	41	10	71	0.988	+4.4

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA	OPS
2025	AAA	Las Vegas Aviators	Bat	97	7 HR, 0 SB	0.321	1.040
2024	A	Stockton Ports	Bat	35	4 HR, 0 SB	0.400	1.531

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.329	0.422	0.427	0.345
2025	0.306	0.478	0.436	0.413

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.