Josh Smith or Nick Kurtz
Baseball Stats Comparison
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| Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH  | Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TEX  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 197 | 92 |
| Runs | 35 | 6 |
| Hits | 53 | 20 |
| Singles | 33 | 18 |
| Doubles | 11 | 2 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 8 | 0 |
| RBI | 37 | 6 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 52 | 14 |
| Strikeouts | 75 | 20 |
| Batting Average | .269 | .217 |
| On Base Pct | .426 | .324 |
| Slugging Pct | .457 | .239 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .883 | .563 |
| Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH | Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TEX | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 510 | 452 |
| Runs | 92 | 61 |
| Hits | 135 | 112 |
| Singles | 69 | 75 |
| Doubles | 27 | 23 |
| Triples | 2 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 36 | 11 |
| RBI | 94 | 46 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 3 |
| Walks | 69 | 48 |
| Strikeouts | 172 | 99 |
| Batting Average | .265 | .247 |
| On Base Pct | .352 | .318 |
| Slugging Pct | .537 | .374 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .889 | .692 |
| Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH | Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TEX | |
| News | ||
| Nick Kurtz went 3-for-5 in a 14-6 win over the Angels with a double, two runs scored, five RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Wed, May 20th | The Rangers say Josh Smith has not been cleared to resume baseball activities. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th | |
| Nick Kurtz went 1-for-3 in a 5-2 win over the Giants with a home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sat, May 16th | Josh Smith has resumed baseball activities. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th | |
| Nick Kurtz went 2-for-3 in a loss to the Cardinals with a solo home run and two walks. Chris Schommer Fri, May 15th | Josh Smith was back with the Rangers on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th | |
| Nick Kurtz went 2-for-4 in a win over the Orioles with two doubles, three runs scored, one stolen base, and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, May 10th | Josh Smith has been diagnosed viral meninigtis. Ari Koslow Fri, May 15th | |
| Nick Kurtz went 2-for-4 in Wednesday’s loss to the Phillies with one walk, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, May 7th | Josh Smith is now dealing with a sore wrist while already being on the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, May 11th | |
| 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 | ||
| Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH | Josh Smith 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - TEX | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #40 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #263 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #114 | @ BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #113 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ ATL | Jose Suarez | #241 | @ BAL | Zach Eflin (0-0) | |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #88 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs HOU | Cristian Javier (0-1) | #246 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #145 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #159 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #230 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #209 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #65 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #9 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #167 | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #38 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #135 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #43 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #128 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #19 | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (3-4) | #51 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #117 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #107 | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #131 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #78 | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #193 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #357 | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #220 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #9 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #112 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #19 | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (3-4) | #51 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #117 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #107 | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #131 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #77 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #82 | vs NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #280 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #95 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #70 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #110 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #52 | @ DET | Tyler Holton (0-4) | #152 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | @ NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #280 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-0) | #8 | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #65 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #166 | @ NYY | Paul Blackburn (2-1) | #222 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #50 | vs CHC | Ben Brown (1-2) | #53 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #73 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ BAL | Keegan Akin (0-0) | #180 | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 |
| Mon, May 11th | vs ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #72 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | vs STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #143 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #63 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #92 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #100 | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #122 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs SF | Trevor McDonald (2-2) | #186 | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #169 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #188 | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #187 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #406 | @ COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #45 | @ COL | Sammy Peralta | #392 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #408 | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #214 | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-1) | #80 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ SD | Lucas Giolito (2-0) | #165 | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #406 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ SD | Michael King (4-3) | #35 | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #45 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #159 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #93 | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #331 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #129 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #122 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | vs NYY | Carlos Rodon (0-2) | #34 | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-0) | #168 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #67 | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #108 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #65 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #82 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #84 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #101 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #139 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #143 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #187 | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #52 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #159 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #209 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #95 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs MIL | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs MIL | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ KC | |||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs COL | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs COL | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs COL | @ BOS | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs PIT | vs MIN | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs PIT | vs MIN | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs LAA | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs LAA | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs LAA | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs LAA | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ MIA | |||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ SF | @ MIA | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ SF | @ MIA | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ SF | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ LAA | @ TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ LAA | @ TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ LAA | @ TOR | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs LAD | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs LAD | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs LAD | @ CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs DET | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs MIA | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs MIA | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ DET | vs LAA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ DET | vs LAA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ DET | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CWS | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CWS | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CWS | vs HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs WSH | @ ATL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs WSH | @ ATL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs WSH | @ ATL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ ARI | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ ARI | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ ARI | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ MIN | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ MIN | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ MIN | vs SEA | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs BOS | vs SEA | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs BOS | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs BOS | @ TB | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs BOS | @ TB | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs DET | @ HOU | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs DET | @ HOU | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs DET | @ HOU | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs SF | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ CIN | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ CIN | vs SF | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ BOS | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ BOS | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ BOS | vs BAL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs TB | @ LAA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs TB | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs TB | @ LAA | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ LAA | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs TEX | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs TEX | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs TEX | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ KC | vs WSH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ KC | vs WSH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ KC | vs WSH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ HOU | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ HOU | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ HOU | vs LAA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs MIN | @ CWS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs MIN | @ CWS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs MIN | @ CWS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs BAL | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs BAL | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs BAL | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ TEX | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ TEX | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ TEX | vs ATH | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ SEA | vs TB | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ SEA | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ SEA | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ SEA | vs TB | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs TOR | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs TOR | @ SEA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ SEA | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs SEA | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs SEA | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs SEA | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ TB | vs BOS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ TB | vs BOS | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ TB | vs BOS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CLE | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CLE | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CLE | vs TOR | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs LAA | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs LAA | vs NYM | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs HOU | vs NYM | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs HOU | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs HOU | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs HOU | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #20 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #67 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #93 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #97 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #84 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #39 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-5) | #22 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs MIL | |||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs PIT | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs MIA | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ CIN | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ KC | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs TOR | |||||
