Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 29 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 200 lb |
| Debut | 2019-09-09 |
Player profile / Chicago Cubs
Nico Hoerner
2B · Bats/Throws R/R · 5' 11", 200 lb · Age 29
Club Chicago Cubs
Position 2B
Roster Current MLB team
Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 641 | 86 | 159 | 7 | 31 | .273 | .335 | .373 | .708 |
| 2025 | 649 | 89 | 178 | 7 | 29 | .297 | .345 | .394 | .739 |
| 2026 | 687 | 62 | 165 | 8 | 23 | .264 | .317 | .351 | .668 |
| 8 Seasons | 3560 | 440 | 903 | 44 | 154 | .279 | .335 | .378 | .713 |
At a glance
Season percentile report
The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.
34
Offense
percentile
percentile
Rolling projection
Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update
Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.
| xwOBA preseason | 0.315 |
| xwOBA current pace | 0.323 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.321 |
| Observed weight | 76% |
xwOBA
0.302
0.311
0.321
0.331
0.340
wOBA
0.306
0.316
0.328
0.340
0.351
ISO
0.083
0.091
0.099
0.108
0.116
K%
7.6%
8.2%
8.9%
9.7%
10.3%
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%1.4%
6
Exit velocity86.0
29
Hard-hit%29.4%
15
xBA0.329
63
xSLG0.415
18
xwOBA0.323
71
BB%6.4%
27
Bat speed66.8
19
K%8.5%
99
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Runs0.1 · 2B
48
Arm Strength84.5 · 2B
25
Outs Above Avg9.0 · 2B
94
Range Runs8.0 · 2B
92
Baserunning · percentile strip
Base Running Runs5.4 · 2B
97
SB Success Rate91.3% · 2B
83
Sprint Speed28.3 · 2B
75
Mithrandir+
Plate skills: swing decisions and pitch-type resistance
Our research metrics for how this hitter controls the strike zone and handles each pitch family.
Avoids Bad ChasesST 63.7% · rebadged research
42
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 29.7% · rebadged research
14
Correct Decisions62.9% · rebadged research
21
Resists FastballwOBA 0.325 · validated
75
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.358 · validated
49
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline95
23
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.341 · borderline
2
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.271 · insufficient sample
76
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.237 · validated thin sample
99
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.328 · insufficient sample
41
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
300 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026). Direction profile remains as the v1 context layer when coordinate density is limited.
Zone profile
Aggregate zone heatmap
Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.
Bat tracking
Swing path, attack angle, bat speed
Aggregate Savant bat-tracking metrics; not per-swing motion capture. The full swing, with the recommended path overlaid, lives in the 3D Swing Simulator.
Live layer
Delta / regression
| xwOBA Δ | +0.006 |
| wOBA Δ | +0.012 |
negative regression
Regression watch
Running hot. Expect some cooling.
Hoerner’s wOBA sits at 0.328, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.323 — a gap of 0.006, -0.2 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 705 PA. The results have outrun the underlying process; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to drift back toward the deserved level.
Comp Engine · 2026 profile shape
Closest profiles
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| Dubón, Mauricio ATL · R | 0.77 | Pull rateAvg exit velocity | Player · Projection |
| McNeil, Jeff ATH · L | 0.71 | Avg exit velocityHard-hit rate | Player · Projection |
| Lee, Jung Hoo SF · L | 0.69 | Whiff rateBat speed | Player · Projection |
| Sanoja, Javier MIA · R | 0.63 | Avg exit velocityGround-ball rate | Player · Projection |
Profile-shape similarity, not results: six weighted feature groups standardized within this season's qualified hitters.
Mithrandir coverage
Module shelf
| Module | Cards | Latest | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitting | 4 | 2026-09-04 | Impact contact was the main driver |
| Fielding | 41 | 2026-09-25 | 7 chances | 0 difficult plays | Run Exp -0.407 |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| Hitter Projections 20260.316 xwOBA | 9 HR | Projection |
| 2026-08-15 vs STL0 HR | 0 RBI / 9 Ch | 0 E | 0-4 | R |
| 2026-05-20 vs MIL0 HR | 0 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E | 1-4 | 2B |
| 2026-04-20 vs PHI0 HR | 0 RBI / 3 Ch | 0 E | 1-4 | 2 K |
| 2026-04-17 vs NYM1 HR | 2 RBI / 10 Ch | 0 E | 3-5 | HR, 2 RBI, R |
| 2026-04-15 @ PHI1 HR | 5 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E | 3-5 | HR, 5 RBI, 2 R |