Nick Ahmed
2014–2025 · SS

Nick Ahmed

6' 2", 201 lbs·Lived to 36·Bats R / Throws R
2×Gold Glove
Hitter archetype· CONTEXTUAL
Slap / SpeedLow-power, ground-ball contact profile that leans on speed.2015–2025 · 2,416 batted balls
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Career Highs
.753
Best OPS · 2019
19
Most HR · 2019
82
Most RBI · 2019
.266
Best AVG · 2020
Career Arc · OPS
12 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Batting

12 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2014AZ257014.200.50472
2015AZ134421934.226.63488
2016AZ90284420.218.56476
2017AZ53167621.251.71796
2018AZ1535161670.234.70096
2019AZ1585561982.254.75399
2020AZ57199529.266.72999
2021AZ129434538.221.61985
2022AZ175237.231.70299
2023AZ72198217.212.56076
2024SF71210217.229.56279
2025TEX5900.000.10014
Career964311672339.233
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.

2,376 BBE · 2015–2025 · 86.2 mph avg EV · 3.9% 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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