Nicky Lopez
Texas Rangers · No. 33 · 2B

Nicky Lopez

5' 10", 186 lbs·Age 31·Bats L / Throws R
↓ ColdL9 games
Hitter archetype· DERIVED
Slap / SpeedLow-power, ground-ball contact profile that leans on speed.2019–2026 · 1,913 batted balls
2026 · 34 G
.321
AVG
.715
OPS
1
HR
13
RBI
35
H
3
BB
15
SO
4
SB
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Career Highs
.743
Best OPS · 2021
2
Most HR · 2021
43
Most RBI · 2021
.328
Best AVG · 2026
Career Arc · OPS
12 seasons
Statistical Comps
Last 10 Games
DateABHHRRBIBBSOAVG
Jul 18400001.301
Jul 17310100.311
Jul 12310100.310
Jul 11400001.310
Jul 10110010.321
Jul 8300001.315
Jul 7110200.324
Jul 5310000.317
Jul 4300000.317
Jul 2530100.337

Career · Batting

14 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2019103379230
202056169113
2021151497243
2022142436020
202368160013
20232665112
202394225125
2024124398121
20255600
2025141801
2025192401
20264500
202642122113
202646127113
Career894263110205
Barrel Surface

Every ball this hitter has put in play — how hard it left the bat, and at what angle. The red field behind the dots shows how much damage that kind of contact does, league-wide: the darker the red, the better things go for the hitter.

1,905 BBE · 2019–2026 · 83.8 mph avg EV · 1.2% barrels
406080100-60-3030600EXIT VELOCITY (MPH)LAUNCH ANGLE (°)BARRELZONE
LEAGUE xwOBA0.02.0
BATTED BALLS11025+

The field — league-average xwOBA (what a batted ball is typically worth: 0.0 is a sure out, ~2.0 a sure home run) for every exit-velocity × launch-angle combination, measured from 1.3 million regular-season balls in play since 2015. The dark ridge — balls hit 105+ mph at 25–30° — is the barrel zone, where contact becomes near-automatic extra bases.

The dots — this hitter’s career regular-season balls in play, grouped to a fine grid; a bigger dot means more batted balls at that exact combination. Dots piled onto the red ridge are damage; dots low on the pale field are weak or mishit contact. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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