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    In-house Bayesian model · career prior + aging × stuff/discipline signals
  • Plate Discipline
    Decision+ · chase / passive cost · K% · BB%
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    Pitching+ · Stuff+ · Command+ · meatball rate
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    In-zone whiff · xwOBAcon · tunnel · deception · count predictability
  • Stuff Model (diag)
    From-scratch XGBoost training runs, feature importance, pitcher grades
  • Expected Points
    Luck-neutral fantasy points · xSLG / xwOBA · ΔPts
  • Hitter Frontier
    Power × discipline tradeoff · Pareto-frontier hitters
  • Pitcher Frontier
    Process × contact-suppression · pound the zone vs limit damage
  • Hitter Vulnerabilities
    Biggest pitch-trait strengths & weaknesses · vs league or vs own
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    Triple-A bats · xwOBA · contact quality · discipline · frontier
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Nico Hoerner

Nico Hoerner

2B·CHC
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PA
641
H
159
HR
7
AVG
.273
xwOBA
.319
PPG
2.47
Career Seasons
YrGPAAVGOBPSLGISOxwOBAK%BB%K-BB%HRSBPtsPPGxPPG
202666296.247.334.347.100.3366.8%10.1%-3.3%4121762.67—
2025167651.296
2024 MLB Percentiles

Hitting Profile

Expected Results
xwOBA
24
.319
xBA
81
.275
xSLG
.346
.393
.097
.323
7.5%
6.0%
1.5%
7
30
436
2.61
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2024154641.273.337.373.100.31910.3%6.9%3.4%7313812.47—
2023153688.283.349.383.100.31412.1%7.1%5.0%9444312.82—
2022143517.281.328.410.129.31211.0%5.4%5.6%10213292.30—
202152170.302.385.369.067.33414.7%10.0%4.7%061062.04—
202046126.222.317.259.037.30019.0%9.5%9.5%03541.17—
20192382.282.309.436.154.32013.4%3.7%9.7%30572.48—
4
.352
Quality of Contact
Avg EV
6
85.7
Median EV
5
88.5
90th % EV
2
100.1
Barrel %
1
1.2
Hard-Hit %
4
27.6
Sweet-Spot %
72
37.4
Bat Speed
Avg
12
67.0
Median
10
67.9
90th %
5
71.9
Plate Discipline
Chase %
23
31.8
Whiff %
98
10.9
K %
98
10.3
BB %
23
6.9
Swing Decisions

Plate Discipline · Decision+

Expected-run-value of every swing-or-take decision, against a league-average batter’s optimum. 100 = avg · 110 = 1 SD better.

Decision+
104
≈ 64th pctl
Chase cost
-39.4r
419 swings @ bad pitch
Passive cost
-16.3r
356 takes @ hittable pitch
Swing rate
48.2%
2,308 pitches seen
Runs per 100
-2.41
lg avg -2.53
Count
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21541+38%8+8%12+18%22+15%20+28%18+20%102+36%11+16%43-22%54-29%58-19%43+29%17+18%11+36%25+6%54-19%78-34%73-14%51+55%22+17%6+47%19+32%41+15%55+13%46+27%22+33%93+11%9+20%20+33%15+25%12531CATCHER'S VIEW
Judgment — swing% vs optimal
−35%−15%0+15%+35%
  • Red cells — swings more than an optimal batter would here (chasing).
  • Blue cells — swings less than optimal (too passive).
  • Number in cell: swing%-delta vs optimal. Top-right: pitches seen.
Total pitches shown: 1,000