Player Information
| Team | ATH | ESPN | 1B | Age | 23 |
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| Bats | L | Yahoo | 1B | RCL R% | 100 |
| $/GS (RHP) | 28.7 | $/GS (LHP) | 9.4 |
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| Grey Albright's 2026 Player Summary |
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| You can’t not hit in Bing Bong Stadium, double negatives be damned. You can’t not Bing Bong in Bing Bong Stadium. This is truth. Bing Bong is so drunk with “allowing homers” that Nick Kurtz hit 36 homers last year and, if he hit all those at home, he... (click to read the rest) |
Nick Kurtz Stats
| G | PA | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BB% | K% | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | BABIP | $ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 7 Days | 5 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 19.0 | 52.4 | 0.059 | 0.238 | 0.059 | 0.297 | 0.167 | -32.0 |
| Last 30 Days | |||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 5 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 19.0 | 52.4 | 0.059 | 0.238 | 0.059 | 0.297 | 0.167 | -11.0 |
| ROS Proj | 139 | 606 | 520 | 132 | 95 | 36 | 89 | 6 | 2 | 75 | 179 | 12.3 | 29.6 | 0.254 | 0.349 | 0.520 | 0.869 | 0.311 | 31.4 |
Nick Kurtz 2026 Projections | Preseason
| G | PA | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | BABIP | K% | BB% | $ | All Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason (Steamer) | 145 | 617 | 531 | 134 | 95 | 37 | 95 | 5 | 1 | 75 | 177 | 0.252 | 0.346 | 0.515 | 0.861 | 0.302 | 29 | 12 | 28.8 | 18 |
| Preseason (Grey) | 562 | 147 | 107 | 45 | 114 | 3 | 0.261 | 26.0 | 18 | |||||||||||
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Nick Kurtz Projections | Platoon Splits (RHP vs LHP)
Nick Kurtz projected to 150 Games vs RHP and LHP with 12 team mixed fantasy value. This helps identify a player's platoon value for fantasy baseball based on pitcher handedness. These projections - combining Steamer rates and Razzball projected PA/Game and R/RBI - are a MUCH better indicator of a hitter's platoon splits than in-season stats since it involves multiple years of data and has been properly regressed to league averages. Since games are neutralized across players, values for everyday players may look smaller than for preseason/season to date/rest of season where they benefit from playing time advantages vs other players. In general, left-handed hitters have larger platoon splits.| PA | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | BABIP | K% | BB% | $ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. RHP | 650 | 553 | 103 | 40 | 93 | 7 | 0.259 | 0.360 | 0.536 | 0.896 | 0.308 | 28.2 | 13.1 | 28.7 |
| vs. LHP | 650 | 570 | 87 | 32 | 78 | 5 | 0.230 | 0.315 | 0.441 | 0.756 | 0.296 | 31.7 | 10.5 | 9.4 |
Nick Kurtz Projections | Hittertron (Subscribe to see MLB player projections.)
Nick Kurtz daily MLB projections and fantasy value for next 7-10 days. LU=Lineup. If the lineup has been released and incorporated into the projections, it is listed as "Live".Nick Kurtz Projections | DFS (Subscribe to see hitter DFS MLB projections.)
Nick Kurtz daily fantasy baseball projections for DFS sites such as DraftKings and FanDuel. LU=Lineup. If the lineup has been released and incorporated into the projections, it is listed as "Live".| Date | Opp | SP | R/L | BatOrd | PA | AB | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | R | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | @ATL | JSuarez | L | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -101 |
| 2026-03-30 | @ATL | BElder | R | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -101 |
| 2026-03-29 | @TOR | ELauer | L | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 0.500 | 0.333 | 0.833 | -33 |
| 2026-03-28 | @TOR | DCease | R | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.600 | 0.000 | 0.600 | 115 |
| 2026-03-27 | @TOR | KGausman | R | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -101 |
Nick Kurtz Batting Order Game Averages | Current Season
Nick Kurtz current season averages per batting order spot along with 12 team mixed fantasy value ($). Only includes games started. Games started percentages for RHP vs LHP are based on last 30 days.| Bat Ord | GS | GS% vRHP | GS% vLHP | PA | AB | H | 2B | R | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | BABIP | K% | BB% | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 4.33 | 3.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.000 | 0.231 | 0.000 | 0.231 | 0.000 | 46 | 23 | -30 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.333 | 0.500 | 0.333 | 0.833 | 1.000 | 50 | 25 | -33 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 75 | 0 | -101 |
Nick Kurtz Stats | Season
Nick Kurtz stats and 5x5 fantasy value from 2013-2026.| Team | Pos | G | PA | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | $ | |
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| 2025 | ATH | 1B | 117 | 488 | 420 | 122 | 90 | 36 | 86 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 151 | 0.290 | 0.383 | 0.619 | 1.002 | 21.8 |
| 2026 | ATH | 1B | 5 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0.059 | 0.238 | 0.059 | 0.297 | -11.0 |
Nick Kurtz Stats | Monthly
Nick Kurtz 2026 fantasy value by month for 5x5 leagues.| G | PA | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BB% | K% | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | $ | |
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| March | 4 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 23.5 | 47.1 | 0.077 | 0.294 | 0.077 | 0.371 | 0.0 |
| May | 21 | 83 | 70 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 13.3 | 28.9 | 0.243 | 0.346 | 0.514 | 0.860 | 3.4 |
| June | 18 | 75 | 70 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 6.7 | 29.3 | 0.271 | 0.320 | 0.614 | 0.934 | 15.6 |
| July | 23 | 100 | 86 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 13.0 | 30.0 | 0.395 | 0.480 | 0.953 | 1.433 | 70.7 |
| August | 24 | 104 | 82 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 27 | 21.2 | 26.0 | 0.329 | 0.471 | 0.537 | 1.008 | 18.5 |
| September | 23 | 97 | 86 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 10.3 | 35.1 | 0.221 | 0.309 | 0.570 | 0.879 | 23.4 |
Nick Kurtz Hitting | AVG vs BABIP
Players exceeding projected BABIP are more likely to see a regression towards Expected AVG. Vice versa.| AB | BABIP | BABIP (Proj) | BABIP (Diff) | AVG | AVG (Expected) | AVG (Diff) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 0.167 | 0.311 | -0.144 | 0.059 | 0.110 | -0.051 |
Nick Kurtz Fantasy Baseball | Rest of Season Player Rater
| $ | Point Shares | $R$ | $HR$ | $RBI$ | $SB$ | $AVG$ | Pos Rk | Tot Rk | |
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| MLB 10 ESPN | 29.5 | 2.6 | 8.6 | 11.3 | 7.9 | -0.6 | 1.2 | 2 | 17 |
| MLB 10 Y! | 29.5 | 2.6 | 8.6 | 11.3 | 7.9 | -0.6 | 1.3 | 2 | 17 |
| MLB 12 ESPN | 31.0 | 3.6 | 9.1 | 11.5 | 8.4 | -0.4 | 1.5 | 2 | 16 |
| MLB 12 Y! | 31.4 | 3.5 | 9.3 | 11.5 | 8.4 | -0.4 | 1.6 | 2 | 16 |
| MLB 14 ESPN | 30.5 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 17 |
| MLB 14 Y! | 30.5 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 8.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2 | 17 |
| MLB 15 ESPN | 30.4 | 5.1 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2 | 18 |
| MLB 15 Y! | 30.6 | 5.2 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 18 |
| MLB 16 ESPN | 30.5 | 5.8 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2 | 18 |
| MLB 16 Y! | 30.9 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2 | 18 |
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| AL 12 | 39.5 | 7.8 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 2 | 8 |
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Nick Kurtz Fantasy Baseball | Rest of Season Player Rater (non-standard 5x5)
| $ | Point Shares | $R$ | $HR$ | $RBI$ | $SB$ | $AVG$ | $OBP$ | $OPS$ | Pos Rk | Tot Rk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5x5 (OBP) ESPN 12 | 33.0 | 4.2 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 7.9 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 13 |
| 5x5 (OBP) Y! 12 | 33.2 | 4.2 | 8.8 | 10.7 | 8.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 13 |
| 6x6 (OBP) ESPN 12 | 31.2 | 4.1 | 7.9 | 10.0 | 7.3 | -0.4 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 15 |
| 6x6 (OBP) Y! 12 | 31.3 | 4.0 | 7.9 | 9.9 | 7.2 | -0.4 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 15 |
| 6x6 (OPS) ESPN 12 | 32.9 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 9.2 | 6.8 | -0.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 2 | 12 |
| 6x6 (OPS) Y! 12 | 33.2 | 4.8 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 6.8 | -0.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 2 | 12 |
Nick Kurtz Fantasy Baseball | Preseason Player Rater
Based on our adjusted Steamer projections for 5x5 leagues with 63.5/36.5 hitter/pitcher split.
$ $/G$ Point Shares $R$ $HR$ $RBI$ $SB$ $AVG$ Pos Rk Tot Rk MLB 10 ESPN 28.1 24.8 2.9 7.5 10.4 8.7 -0.8 1.4 2 18 MLB 10 Y! 34.8 32.0 2.9 9.6 13.5 11.2 -1.7 1.4 2 16 MLB 12 ESPN 28.8 24.7 3.8 7.8 10.1 8.8 -0.6 1.7 2 18 MLB 12 Y! 37.2 33.8 3.9 10.3 14.1 11.9 -1.7 1.6 2 16 MLB 14 ESPN 28.5 24.2 4.8 7.7 9.5 8.5 -0.2 2.1 2 18 MLB 14 Y! 37.0 33.1 4.9 10.3 13.4 11.6 -1.4 2.1 2 17 MLB 15 ESPN 28.4 23.7 5.3 7.6 9.3 8.4 -0.1 2.2 2 18 MLB 15 Y! 36.8 32.6 5.4 10.2 13.0 11.5 -1.2 2.2 2 16 MLB 16 ESPN 27.6 23.0 5.9 7.3 8.7 8.1 0.2 2.3 2 18 MLB 16 Y! 36.7 32.2 5.9 10.1 12.7 11.4 -0.9 2.4 2 16 AL 10 32.7 24.2 5.7 8.6 9.9 9.3 1.1 2.9 2 8 NL 10 AL 12 34.4 23.7 8.1 9.1 10.0 9.8 1.3 3.1 2 8 NL 12
Nick Kurtz Fantasy Baseball | Preseason Player Rater (non-standard 5x5)
Based on our adjusted Steamer projections with a 63.5/36.5 hitter/pitcher split.
$ $/G$ Point Shares $R$ $HR$ $RBI$ $SB$ $AVG$ $OBP$ $OPS$ Pos Rk Tot Rk 5x5 (OBP) ESPN 12 31.9 27.6 4.3 7.9 10.0 8.9 -0.7 4.8 2 13 6x6 (OBP) ESPN 12 29.3 25.5 4.3 6.9 9.1 7.8 -0.7 1.4 3.9 2 15 6x6 (OPS) ESPN 12 31.5 27.7 5.0 6.6 8.6 7.5 -0.5 1.5 6.9 2 13 5x5 (OBP) YAHOO 12 37.8 34.8 4.5 9.4 12.1 10.7 -1.2 5.9 2 13 6x6 (OBP) YAHOO 12 36.6 33.7 4.4 8.7 11.9 10.1 -1.5 1.4 5.0 2 15 6x6 (OPS) YAHOO 12 38.5 35.6 5.0 8.3 11.0 9.4 -1.1 1.6 8.3 2 14
Nick Kurtz 2026 Projections | Preseason
G PA AB H R HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS BABIP K% BB% $ All Rank Preseason (Steamer) 145 617 531 134 95 37 95 5 1 75 177 0.252 0.346 0.515 0.861 0.302 29 12 28.8 18 Preseason (Grey) 562 147 107 45 114 3 0.261 26.0 18 Prospectonator
Nick Kurtz Fantasy Outlook For 2026
Grey Albright Player Summary You can’t not hit in Bing Bong Stadium, double negatives be damned. You can’t not Bing Bong in Bing Bong Stadium. This is truth. Bing Bong is so drunk with “allowing homers” that Nick Kurtz hit 36 homers last year and, if he hit all those at home, he would’ve had 40 homers. Kurtz is a superstar. Bing Bong does not hurt. Bing Bong was better than even Coors for homers. (What’s completely odd and unrelated-ish, Comerica was the third best park last year. And if you’re wondering, then Dodger Stadium, Camden, Rogers Centre and Fenway.) If Kurtz called any other park home, I wouldn’t be quite this high on Kurtz. He likely would’ve fell just inside the top 25 for me, but he hit 36 homers last year and .290 in only 117 games or 420 ABs (Cody Bellinger’s favorite number). Give Kurtz another 40 games and he’s going to hit less homers? Maybe the average will come down a little, but 45/.260 is bad?
Narrator: No, it’s not.
Also, and this factoid is gonna blow your mind, Kurtz is not the only A’s hitter to play in Bing Bong. All of their offense is going to be Binging and/or Bonging. Last year in those 117 games, he had 90 runs and 86 RBIs. This is not your barely older brother’s A’s who played in Oakland. Kurtz will get counting stats in that park. Does his 30.9 K% scare me a bit? Yup. If he had a 25 K% or lower, I would’ve ranked him in the top 12. He hits the ball as hard as anyone.
| $ | $/G$ | Point Shares | $R$ | $HR$ | $RBI$ | $SB$ | $AVG$ | Pos Rk | Tot Rk | |
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| MLB 10 ESPN | 28.1 | 24.8 | 2.9 | 7.5 | 10.4 | 8.7 | -0.8 | 1.4 | 2 | 18 |
| MLB 10 Y! | 34.8 | 32.0 | 2.9 | 9.6 | 13.5 | 11.2 | -1.7 | 1.4 | 2 | 16 |
| MLB 12 ESPN | 28.8 | 24.7 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 8.8 | -0.6 | 1.7 | 2 | 18 |
| MLB 12 Y! | 37.2 | 33.8 | 3.9 | 10.3 | 14.1 | 11.9 | -1.7 | 1.6 | 2 | 16 |
| MLB 14 ESPN | 28.5 | 24.2 | 4.8 | 7.7 | 9.5 | 8.5 | -0.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 18 |
| MLB 14 Y! | 37.0 | 33.1 | 4.9 | 10.3 | 13.4 | 11.6 | -1.4 | 2.1 | 2 | 17 |
| MLB 15 ESPN | 28.4 | 23.7 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 9.3 | 8.4 | -0.1 | 2.2 | 2 | 18 |
| MLB 15 Y! | 36.8 | 32.6 | 5.4 | 10.2 | 13.0 | 11.5 | -1.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 16 |
| MLB 16 ESPN | 27.6 | 23.0 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2 | 18 |
| MLB 16 Y! | 36.7 | 32.2 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 12.7 | 11.4 | -0.9 | 2.4 | 2 | 16 |
| AL 10 | 32.7 | 24.2 | 5.7 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2 | 8 |
| NL 10 | ||||||||||
| AL 12 | 34.4 | 23.7 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 2 | 8 |
| NL 12 |
| $ | $/G$ | Point Shares | $R$ | $HR$ | $RBI$ | $SB$ | $AVG$ | $OBP$ | $OPS$ | Pos Rk | Tot Rk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5x5 (OBP) ESPN 12 | 31.9 | 27.6 | 4.3 | 7.9 | 10.0 | 8.9 | -0.7 | 4.8 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 6x6 (OBP) ESPN 12 | 29.3 | 25.5 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 9.1 | 7.8 | -0.7 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 2 | 15 | |
| 6x6 (OPS) ESPN 12 | 31.5 | 27.7 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 7.5 | -0.5 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 2 | 13 | |
| 5x5 (OBP) YAHOO 12 | 37.8 | 34.8 | 4.5 | 9.4 | 12.1 | 10.7 | -1.2 | 5.9 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 6x6 (OBP) YAHOO 12 | 36.6 | 33.7 | 4.4 | 8.7 | 11.9 | 10.1 | -1.5 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 2 | 15 | |
| 6x6 (OPS) YAHOO 12 | 38.5 | 35.6 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 11.0 | 9.4 | -1.1 | 1.6 | 8.3 | 2 | 14 |
| G | PA | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | BABIP | K% | BB% | $ | All Rank | |
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| Preseason (Steamer) | 145 | 617 | 531 | 134 | 95 | 37 | 95 | 5 | 1 | 75 | 177 | 0.252 | 0.346 | 0.515 | 0.861 | 0.302 | 29 | 12 | 28.8 | 18 |
| Preseason (Grey) | 562 | 147 | 107 | 45 | 114 | 3 | 0.261 | 26.0 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Prospectonator |
| Grey Albright Player Summary |
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| You can’t not hit in Bing Bong Stadium, double negatives be damned. You can’t not Bing Bong in Bing Bong Stadium. This is truth. Bing Bong is so drunk with “allowing homers” that Nick Kurtz hit 36 homers last year and, if he hit all those at home, he would’ve had 40 homers. Kurtz is a superstar. Bing Bong does not hurt. Bing Bong was better than even Coors for homers. (What’s completely odd and unrelated-ish, Comerica was the third best park last year. And if you’re wondering, then Dodger Stadium, Camden, Rogers Centre and Fenway.) If Kurtz called any other park home, I wouldn’t be quite this high on Kurtz. He likely would’ve fell just inside the top 25 for me, but he hit 36 homers last year and .290 in only 117 games or 420 ABs (Cody Bellinger’s favorite number). Give Kurtz another 40 games and he’s going to hit less homers? Maybe the average will come down a little, but 45/.260 is bad? Narrator: No, it’s not. Also, and this factoid is gonna blow your mind, Kurtz is not the only A’s hitter to play in Bing Bong. All of their offense is going to be Binging and/or Bonging. Last year in those 117 games, he had 90 runs and 86 RBIs. This is not your barely older brother’s A’s who played in Oakland. Kurtz will get counting stats in that park. Does his 30.9 K% scare me a bit? Yup. If he had a 25 K% or lower, I would’ve ranked him in the top 12. He hits the ball as hard as anyone. |
Player data for Nick Kurtz maintained by Rudy Gamble | Updated: 2026-04-03 09:55:20 PM EST
