Nicky Lopez stats
RangersSecond Baseman · #33
Bio
- Age
- 31 yearsMar 13, 1995
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Weight
- 186 lbs
- Experience
- 8 yearsDebut 2019
- Birthplace
- Naperville, IL
- Draft
- 2016Rd 5, Pk 163
- College
- Creighton
Bio
- Age
- 31 yearsMar 13, 1995
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Weight
- 186 lbs
- Experience
- 8 yearsDebut 2019
- Birthplace
- Naperville, IL
- Draft
- 2016Rd 5, Pk 163
- College
- Creighton
Stats
Standard
- GP
- 94
- AB
- 227
- R
- 24
- H
- 61
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 24
- SB
- 5
- AVG
- .269
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | KC | 103 | 379 | 44 | 91 | 2 | 30 | 1 | .240 |
| 2020 | KC | 56 | 169 | 15 | 34 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .201 |
| 2021 | KC | 151 | 497 | 78 | 149 | 2 | 43 | 22 | .300 |
| 2022 | KC | 141 | 436 | 51 | 99 | 0 | 20 | 13 | .227 |
| 2023 |  KC/ATL | 93 | 225 | 32 | 52 | 1 | 25 | 6 | .231 |
| 2024 | CHW | 124 | 398 | 40 | 96 | 1 | 21 | 5 | .241 |
| 2025 |  LAA/CHC | 18 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .042 |
| 2026 |  CHC/TEX | 94 | 227 | 24 | 61 | 1 | 24 | 5 | .269 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 780
- AB
- 2,355
- R
- 286
- H
- 583
- HR
- 8
- RBI
- 177
- SB
- 52
- AVG
- .248
Expanded
- PA
- 258
- TB
- 70
- XBH
- 6
- HBP
- 5
- IBB
- 1
- GIDP
- 5
- P/PA
- 3.66
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | KC | 402 | 123 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 2020 | KC | 192 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | KC | 565 | 188 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | KC | 480 | 119 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | KC/ATL | 262 | 69 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | CHW | 445 | 117 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | LAA/CHC | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.8 |
| 2026 | CHC/TEX | 258 | 70 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3.7 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Career regular season
- PA
- 2,632
- TB
- 732
- XBH
- 114
- HBP
- 26
- IBB
- 1
- GIDP
- 35
- P/PA
- 3.75
Advanced
- WAR
- 0.2
- RC
- 22.4
- RC/27
- 3.20
- ISOP
- .040
- SECA
- .101
- BB/K
- 0.29
- AB/HR
- 227.0
- GO/FO
- 1.50
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | KC | 0.2 | 32.6 | 3 | .084 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 189.5 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | KC | -0.1 | 11.7 | 2.2 | .065 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 169 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | KC | 4.2 | 75 | 5.4 | .078 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 248.5 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | KC | -0.2 | 33.5 | 2.5 | .046 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | KC/ATL | 0.8 | 24.9 | 3.7 | .076 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 225 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | CHW | 0.2 | 37.2 | 3.2 | .053 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 398, led the MLB | 1.3 |
| 2025 | LAA/CHC | -0.4 | -0.9 | -1 | .000 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 2026 | CHC/TEX | 0.2 | 22.4 | 3.2 | .040 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 227 | 1.5 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
Bold marks the best figure in the MLB that season, among players with at least 30 games.
Career regular season
- WAR
- 4.9
- RC
- 236.0
- RC/27
- 3.40
- ISOP
- .063
- SECA
- .158
- BB/K
- 0.51
- AB/HR
- 294.4
- GO/FO
- 1.40
Against other second basemen
2026 regular season, 55 MLB second basemen with 25+ games.
- Home Runs1
Higher than 2% of the other 54 MLB second basemen.
- Batting Average.269
Higher than 87% of the other 54 MLB second basemen.
- RBI24
Higher than 31% of the other 54 MLB second basemen.
Latest performance
Nicky Lopez
Sep 20 · vs TOR · L 7-2
- AB
- 2
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 0
- AVG
- .269
Games
All gamesNext
vs NYMTue, Sep 22
vs NYM since 2023
- 5
- GP
- 15
- AB
- 4
- R
- 7
- H
- 1
- HR
- 5
- RBI
| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 | vs TORL 7-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | vsTORW 6-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | vsTORW 7-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu, Sep 17 | vs BOSL 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Sep 16 | vsBOSW 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | at ARIW 7-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What are Nicky Lopez's career stats?
Nicky Lopez has played 8 seasons for the Royals and the White Sox. He is a career .248 hitter with 583 hits, 8 home runs and 177 RBI. His best season so far is 2021: a .300 batting average, 2 home runs and 43 RBI.
Best single games
- Hits: 4 @ DET on Jul 3, 2022, W 7-4
- Home Runs: 1 @ BAL on Aug 19, 2019, W 5-4
- RBI: 5 @ NYM on Aug 12, 2023, W 21-3
- Runs: 3 vs OAK on Sep 15, 2021, L 12-10
- Stolen Bases: 3 vs HOU on Aug 16, 2021, W 7-6
- Walks: 3 @ TEX on Jul 22, 2024, L 4-3 F/10
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2019.
More on Nicky Lopez
Playoff series
Nicky Lopez played 1 game across 1 MLB postseason in one series — 0 won, 1 lost.
| Season | Opp | Series | G | ABAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | HH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HRHR: Home runs hit. | RBIRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  PHI | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Nicky Lopez against each club
- vs Cleveland Guardians (39)
- vs Detroit Tigers (35)
- vs Minnesota Twins (34)
- vs Chicago White Sox (28)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (25)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (24)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (22)
- vs Houston Astros (21)
- vs San Francisco Giants (18)
- vs Seattle Mariners (18)
- vs Texas Rangers (17)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (16)
- vs Kansas City Royals (16)
- vs Boston Red Sox (15)
- vs New York Yankees (15)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (14)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (12)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (11)
- vs Athletics (11)
- vs Atlanta Braves (9)
- vs Washington Nationals (9)
- vs Colorado Rockies (8)
- vs Miami Marlins (8)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (7)
- vs San Diego Padres (7)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (6)
- vs New York Mets (5)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (3)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (3)
- vs Chicago Cubs (2)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Nicky Lopez among MLB players at the same position.
- Ben WilliamsonAlike in Batting Average, Stolen Bases77out of 100 on profile similarity
- Eric SogardAlike in RBI, On-Base %77out of 100 on profile similarity
- Ruben TejadaAlike in Batting Average, RBI75out of 100 on profile similarity
- JB ShuckAlike in Slugging %, Home Runs73out of 100 on profile similarity
- Pablo ReyesAlike in RBI, Batting Average70out of 100 on profile similarity
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