Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 27 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 180 lb |
| Debut | 2023-09-01 |
Player profile / Kansas City Royals
Nick Loftin
2B · Bats/Throws R/R · 5' 11", 180 lb · Age 27
Club Kansas City Royals
Position 2B
Roster Active
Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 171 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 1 | .189 | .282 | .236 | .518 |
| 2025 | 188 | 17 | 35 | 4 | 1 | .208 | .278 | .357 | .635 |
| 2026 | 116 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 0 | .221 | .330 | .358 | .688 |
| 4 Seasons | 543 | 56 | 104 | 6 | 4 | .220 | .302 | .330 | .632 |
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.
28
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 | 0.307 |
| xwOBA current pace | 0.317 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.311 |
| Observed weight | 38% |
xwOBA
0.274
0.292
0.311
0.331
0.348
wOBA
0.320
0.345
0.373
0.402
0.427
ISO
0.099
0.124
0.152
0.180
0.205
K%
10.7%
12.7%
14.9%
17.2%
19.2%
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%3.7%
29
Exit velocity86.5
28
Hard-hit%32.0%
20
xBA0.278
14
xSLG0.406
16
xwOBA0.317
59
+32 vs proj
BB%11.1%
74
+35 vs proj
Bat speed66.1
12
K%13.3%
90
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Runs-0.1 · 2B
15
Arm Strength88.2 · 2B
69
Outs Above Avg0.0 · 2B
42
Range Runs-6.1 · 2B
4
Baserunning · percentile strip
Base Running Runs0.9 · 2B
74
Sprint Speed28.2 · 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 74.0% · rebadged research
89
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 25.7% · rebadged research
44
Correct Decisions67.2% · rebadged research
60
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.319 · borderline
7
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.270 · insufficient sample
81
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.284 · validated thin sample
32
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.313 · insufficient sample
92
Resists FastballwOBA 0.336 · validated
58
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.369 · validated
25
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline108
83
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
78 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.
Live layer
Delta / regression
| xwOBA Δ | +0.033 |
| wOBA Δ | +0.089 |
negative regression
Regression watch
Running hot. Expect some cooling.
Loftin’s wOBA sits at 0.373, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.317 — a gap of 0.056, -1.5 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 135 PA. The results have outrun the underlying process; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to drift back toward the deserved level.
Mithrandir coverage
Module shelf
| Module | Cards | Latest | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Mithrandir card history is available for this player yet. | |||
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| Hitter Projections 20260.285 xwOBA | 7 HR | Projection |
| 2026-05-20 vs BOS0 HR | 0 RBI / 6 Ch | 1 E | 0-4 | 2 K |
| 2026-04-20 vs BAL0 HR | 3 RBI / 3 Ch | 0 E | 2-2 | 2B, BB, 3 RBI |
| 2026-04-05 vs MIL0 HR | 0 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E | 1-2 | K |
| 2026-04-04 vs MIL0 HR | 0 RBI / 6 Ch | 0 E | 0-3 | BB, R |
| 2026-04-01 vs MIN0 HR | 0 RBI / 2 Ch | 1 E | 0-0 | BB |