Nico Hoerner
Chicago Cubs · No. 2 · 2B

Nico Hoerner

5' 11", 200 lbs·Age 29·Bats R / Throws R
↓ ColdL10 games
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
Slap / SpeedLow-power, ground-ball contact profile that leans on speed.2019–2026 · 2,637 batted balls
2026 · 94 G
.245
AVG
.649
OPS
4
HR
39
RBI
92
H
36
BB
33
SO
14
SB
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Career Highs
.751
Best OPS · 2021
10
Most HR · 2022
68
Most RBI · 2023
.302
Best AVG · 2021
Career Arc · OPS
8 seasons
Statistical Comps
Last 10 Games
DateABHHRRBIBBSOAVG
Jul 18440100.243
Jul 17420000.235
Jul 12400000.233
Jul 11400000.235
Jul 10300001.238
Jul 9410000.240
Jul 8300010.240
Jul 7410001.242
Jul 5310201.241
Jul 4410001.241

Career · Batting

8 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
20192078317
202048108013
202144149016
20221354811055
2023150619968
2024151582748
2025156599761
202697387443
Career801300340321
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.

2,622 BBE · 2019–2026 · 86.4 mph avg EV · 1.8% 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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