Nick Kurtz

22-Year-Old First Baseman1B

Sacramento Athletics

2025 Stats

AVG

.252

RBI

Rest-of-Season Projections

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RBI

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2025 Fantasy Outlook

Jim Thome isn't a common comp for high-end draft prospects, but that's the type of player scouts envision Kurtz becoming if he reaches his ceiling. The fourth-overall pick in 2024, Kurtz slashed .353/.450/.608 with two home runs and a 16:9 K:BB in 60 plate appearances in the Arizona Fall League after ending the regular season on the injured list at Double-A Midland due to a hamstring strain. Other than a general lack of athleticism and a bad body (listed at 6-foot-5, 240 pounds), Kurtz's only notable flaw is his injury history -- he missed time with random injuries while putting up cartoonish offensive numbers at Wake Forest (career 1.283 OPS, 46 home runs in 110 games his final two seasons). However, after slashing .368/.520/.763 with four homers in 12 games split between Single-A and Double-A before dominating in the AFL, Kurtz's track record of hitting pro pitching is arguably tops in the 2024 draft class. He could reach the majors this summer if he stays healthy and performs as expected. Read Past Outlooks

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Rest of Season

Overall Rank

Dynasty

From Preseason

Prospect

#421

ADP

League Majors

Bats L

Throws L

40 Man Yes

Height 6'5"

Weight 240

DOB 3/12/2003

Born Lancaster, PA

College Wake Forest

Drafted 1st Rd 2024 OAK

Belts another ninth-inning homer

1BSacramento Athletics

June 19, 2025

Kurtz went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run scored, an additional RBI and a double in a loss to the Astros on Wednesday.

ANALYSIS
Kurtz notched an RBI single in the sixth inning and added a solo blast to center field in the ninth. The long ball was Kurtz's third in his past four games, and all three have come in the ninth frame. The rookie slugger has collected his homers in bunches this season -- of his other five home runs, four came in a four-game span in late May.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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vs Left-Handed Pitchers

vs LHP

Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2023

+140%

OPS vs RHP

2025

+140%

OPS vs RHP

2024

No Stats

2023

No Stats

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2023vs Left	.384	34	2	0	4	0	.143	.206	.179
Since 2023vs Right	.922	107	14	8	17	0	.283	.336	.586
2025vs Left	.384	34	2	0	4	0	.143	.206	.179
2025vs Right	.922	107	14	8	17	0	.283	.336	.586
2024vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2023

+73%

OPS at Home

2025

+73%

OPS at Home

2024

No Stats

2023

No Stats

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2023Home	1.004	75	12	6	16	0	.308	.373	.631
Since 2023Away	.582	66	4	2	5	0	.194	.227	.355
2025Home	1.004	75	12	6	16	0	.308	.373	.631
2025Away	.582	66	4	2	5	0	.194	.227	.355
2024Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Stat Review

How does Nick Kurtz compare to other hitters?

This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.

BB/K
Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
BABIP
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
ISO
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
AVG
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
OBP
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
SLG
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
OPS
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
wOBA
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
Expected BA
Expected Batting Average.
Expected SLG
Expected Slugging Percentage.
Sprint Speed
The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
Ground Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
Line Drive %
The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
Fly Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.

BB/K

0.24

BB Rate

7.8%

K Rate

31.9%

BABIP

.312

ISO

.244

AVG

.252

OBP

.305

SLG

.496

OPS

.801

wOBA

.341

Exit Velocity

92.6 mph

Hard Hit Rate

38.8%

Barrels/PA

8.5%

Expected BA

.242

Expected SLG

.506

Sprint Speed

23.6 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

42.4%

Line Drive %

12.9%

Fly Ball %

44.7%

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