Brandon Valenzuela or Nick Kurtz

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Brandon Valenzuela or Nick Kurtz Player Statistics
	Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH	Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR
2026 Stats


At Bats	352	214

Runs	62	25

Hits	89	48

Singles	52	31

Doubles	15	9

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	21	8

RBI	69	21

Stolen Bases	7	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	79	24

Strikeouts	141	63

Batting Average	.253	.224

On Base Pct	.394	.304

Slugging Pct	.480	.379

On-base Plus Slugging	.874	.683

Brandon Valenzuela or Nick Kurtz Player Projections
	Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH	Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR
2026 Projections


At Bats	510	20

Runs	92	2

Hits	135	4

Singles	69	3

Doubles	27	1

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	36	0

RBI	94	2

Stolen Bases	3	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	69	2

Strikeouts	172	6

Batting Average	.265	.196

On Base Pct	.352	.257

Slugging Pct	.537	.293

On-base Plus Slugging	.889	.550

Brandon Valenzuela or Nick Kurtz Player Notes
	Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH	Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR
News
	The Athletics transferred Nick Kurtz to the 60-day injured list on Friday. Diego Sandoval Fri, Aug 21st	Brandon Valenzuela went 1-for-4 in loss to the White Sox with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th
	Athletics manager Mark Kotsay told reporters Nick Kurtz is unlikely to return this season. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela went 1-for-3 with a homer and a walk in a 6-4 win over the Orioles on Sunday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 8th
	The Athletics placed 1B Nick Kurtz on the 10-day injured list with a strained right thumb. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI in a 6-4 win over the Orioles on Saturday. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 7th
	Nick Kurtz is scheduled to see a hand specialist on Monday in Los Angeles. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela went 1-for-3 with a home run in a 13-3 loss to the Orioles on Friday. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jun 6th
	Nick Kurtz is in the Athletics lineup on Thursday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th	Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela stole his first base of the season in a 6-2 win over the Pirates on Friday. Brenton Kemp Sat, May 23rd
Notes
	Nick Kurtz's 2025 rookie season showed the potential that made him a top prospect, highlighted by strong on-base skills but uneven in-game power as he adjusted to MLB pitching. His 2026 projections anticipate a small step forward in home runs, but his .290 batting average is a mirage (xBA of .249). The allure of what he is capable of will drive up his price on draft day, and it is difficult to argue with that dream as the A's continue to play 81 games in Sacramento. The volatility is real, and at age 23, he still has some growing pains to come. Even with all that, though, he'll go in the second round in 12-team leagues, so decide quickly if you want that on your squad. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Brandon Valenzuela or Nick Kurtz Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH			Brandon Valenzuela C,1B - TOR
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#416
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#258	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#153	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#31
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#31
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112
Mon, Apr 6th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#284
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#113
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208
Mon, Apr 27th				vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#230	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#130
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#284
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Mon, May 4th				@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32
Mon, May 11th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#39
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#358	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Thu, May 28th				@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#157
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#39	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#419	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#180
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#185
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#393	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#149	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#315
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#154	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#359	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#301	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#364	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#263
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#109
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#216	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#338
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#109	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#359
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#151
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#153
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#82
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Erik Miller		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#109
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Thu, Aug 13th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#88	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#170	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#57
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#82	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#153	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#39
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429
Thu, Aug 27th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#43
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#157	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#88	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#43	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#170
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#139
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#157
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th				vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			@ TEX
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			vs CIN
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU