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Nick Kurtz — Statcast batting

Season: 2026 · 570 pitches seen · 157 batted balls · 27% hard-hit (95+)

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Percentile

poor · elite

Avg exit velocity

83.8 mph 78

Hard-hit %

27% 78

xwOBA on contact

.50 99

Pitches seen (by type)

Pitch	Code	#	Usage	Velo	Spin
4-Seam Fastball	FF	171	30.0%	95.49	2318
Sinker	SI	109	19.1%	94.49	2196
Slider	SL	81	14.2%	86.80	2486
Changeup	CH	59	10.4%	88.41	1746
Cutter	FC	43	7.5%	90.40	2420
Sweeper	ST	38	6.7%	82.31	2625
Split-Finger	FS	32	5.6%	87.77	1475
Curveball	CU	23	4.0%	80.24	2713
Knuckle Curve	KC	8	1.4%	81.26	2269
?	?	6	1.1%

Pitch locations seen

Batted balls — exit velo × launch angle (red = 95+ mph)

Spray chart — hit location (red HR · green hit · gray out)

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Nick Kurtz — Statcast batting

Percentile rankings — season, vs qualified players

Pitches seen (by type)