Nicholas
Loftin
3BAge : 28Bats : R
#12
Nick Loftin
#123B
Kansas City Royals
Height : 5' 11" · Weight : 82 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-09-01
Born in : Corpus Christi, TX, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals | 118 | 371 | 89 | 8 | 45 | .240 | .710 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals | 67 | 168 | 35 | 4 | 20 | .208 | .635 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Royals | 57 | 148 | 28 | 1 | 14 | .189 | .518 |
| 2023 | Kansas City Royals | 19 | 62 | 20 | 0 | 10 | .323 | .803 |
| Career totals | 261 | 749 | 172 | 13 | 89 | .230 | .663 | |
ContractKansas City Royals payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.79 M$
2026
0.79 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
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Arb 1
2029
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Arb 2
2030
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
98
wOBA
.315
xwOBA
.293
OPS
.710
AVG
.240
OBP
.322
HR
8
RBI
45
SB
4
PA
426
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.0
Home runs
6
2026 WAR
1.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+8)
- 2024-0.2 WAR · -0.7 per full season
- 20250.1 WAR · 0.3 per full season
- 20261.3 WAR · 1.8 per full season
Outlook, age included
+18 · 27 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
68
Depth
- CON
- Contact
- 80
- POW
- Power
- 62
- EYE
- Eye
- 81
- SPD
- Speed
- 77
- FLD
- Fielding
- 73
- DUR
- Durability
- 58
- EX
- Experience
- 55
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
1.3
#160 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
29 / 100
#189 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
50 / 100
Surplus $11.9M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
86.8 mi/h
15th percentile
Max exit velocity
110.8 mi/h
51th percentile
Barrels
4.2 %
19th percentile
Hard-hit
29.7 %
11th percentile
xBA
.228
19th percentile
Bat speed
68.8 mi/h
12th percentile
Sprint speed
28.0 pi/s
64th percentile
Outs above average
-3
28th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KC | 1.3 | 29 | 68 | 86.8 | 110.8 | 4.2 | 29.7 | .228 |
| 2025 | KC | 0.1 | 30 | 69 | 88.2 | 105.3 | 6.3 | 34.0 | .232 |
| 2024 | KC | -0.2 | 16 | 69 | 83.6 | 104.9 | 3.1 | 26.0 | .224 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs CWS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 |
| Sep 22 | vs CWS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| Sep 20 | @ PIT | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| Sep 19 | @ PIT | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| Sep 18 | @ PIT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .232 |
| Sep 17 | @ HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Sep 16 | @ HOU | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| Sep 15 | @ HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| Sep 13 | @ BOS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| Sep 12 | @ BOS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .233 |