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After Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz put together a fantastic rookie season, which included winning the Rookie of the Year award, Kurtz has gotten off to a slow start. Through 28 games, Kurtz is hitting .232 with a .830 OPS and five home runs.
Despite his slow start, Kurtz has been getting on base at a high clip, with a .415 on-base percentage and 31 walks (42 strikeouts). Kurtz’s ability to walk has not put him in elite company, including one Hall of Famer.
Nick Kurtz's consecutive walk streak for the Athletics has him join some elite company
After recording another walk in the Athletics 5-2 win over the Kansas City Royals, Kurtz extended his walk streak to 18 games. According to MLB’s Sara Langs, Kurtz is now tied with seven-time MVP and San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds, who had 18 in 2002.
Nick Kurtz has drawn a walk in 18 consecutive games
Most consecutive games with a walk in a single season since at least 1900:
1947 Roy Cullenbine: 22
1941 Ted Williams: 19
2026 Nick Kurtz: 18 *active
2002 Barry Bonds: 18
Kurtz is one walk behind Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Ted Williams (19 in 1941) for second and four behind two-time All-Star Roy Cullenbine (22 in 1947) for the lead.
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The last time Kurtz had a game without a walk was on April 9. During his streak, Kurtz has had two games (back-to-back) with multiple walks. On April 17 & 18, Kurtz walked twice (the 17th) and three times (the 18th) in the Athletics series loss to the Chicago White Sox.
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