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15-Day HR Leaders
1 Christian Walker 5 HRs · 2 Casey Schmitt 5 HRs · 3 Juan Soto 5 HRs · 4 Julio Rodríguez 5 HRs · 5 Jarren Duran 5 HRs · 6 Gunnar Henderson 4 HRs · 7 Spencer Horwitz 4 HRs · 8 Manny Machado 4 HRs · 9 Munetaka Murakami 4 HRs · 10 Michael Harris II 4 HRs · 11 Joc Pederson 4 HRs · 12 Dillon Dingler 4 HRs 1 Christian Walker 5 HRs · 2 Casey Schmitt 5 HRs · 3 Juan Soto 5 HRs · 4 Julio Rodríguez 5 HRs · 5 Jarren Duran 5 HRs · 6 Gunnar Henderson 4 HRs · 7 Spencer Horwitz 4 HRs · 8 Manny Machado 4 HRs · 9 Munetaka Murakami 4 HRs · 10 Michael Harris II 4 HRs · 11 Joc Pederson 4 HRs · 12 Dillon Dingler 4 HRs
Christian Walker
Christian Walker
HOU RHB · vs Jacob Misiorowski · 2:10p
Christian Walker

Christian Walker

RHB
HOU · 56 appearances tracked
14
HRs ?Total home runs hit while this batter appeared in the model's scored pool this season.
25.0%
HR Rate ?Percentage of scored appearances where this batter hit a home run. Higher = more reliable power output.
26.6%
Avg HR/FB ?Average HR-per-fly-ball rate across appearances. Measures how often fly balls leave the yard — above 16% is elite, above 12% is strong.
90.7
Avg EV ?Average exit velocity (mph) on batted balls. Hard contact is the best predictor of HR power — 92+ is elite, 89+ is strong.
0.239
ISO ?Isolated Power — measures raw extra-base-hit ability (SLG minus AVG). .220+ is elite power, .180+ is above average.
#2
Best Rank ?Highest model ranking this batter has achieved on a single slate. #1 means the model rated them the top HR candidate that day.
Today's Matchup MIL @ HOU · 2:10p
Jacob Misiorowski (RHP)
HR/FB 10.0% ?Pitcher's HR-per-fly-ball rate. Higher = more HR-prone. League avg is ~12%. HR/9 0.52 ?Home runs allowed per 9 innings. Higher = pitcher gives up more longballs. FIP 2.09 ?Fielding Independent Pitching — isolates pitcher skill from defense. Higher FIP = more HR-vulnerable.
#43 🔵 C+
Minute Maid Park Park × 1.066 ?Park factor for this stadium. Values above 1.0 boost HR probability; below 1.0 suppress it. Based on multi-year park HR data. WT 2 ?Weather modifier. Positive = wind/heat boost HRs. Negative = cold/headwind suppresses them. Based on live game-time weather data.
HR Profile Season-to-date · live-tape thresholds
0.267
ISO ?Isolated Power (SLG − AVG). >.220 elite, .180–.220 above avg, <.140 below avg.
96th pctile
90.7
Avg EV (mph) ?Average exit velocity (mph) on all batted balls. >92 elite, 89–92 above avg.
72th pctile
6.3%
Barrel% ?Percentage of contact classified as barrels (perfect EV+LA combo). >12% elite.
23th pctile
36.1%
HR/FB ?Home runs per fly ball. >18% elite, league avg ~12%.
98th pctile
391
Avg HR Dist (ft) ?Average distance of this batter's HRs in feet. >400 elite raw power.
38th pctile
25.0%
Season HR% ?HRs ÷ plate appearances this season. v3.5 model feature — strongest single backtest contributor.
33.3%
14d Pace ?HRs per game over last 14 days. v3.5 model feature — captures current hot/cold streak.
31.4%
Match% ?Combined batter × pitcher HR/FB rate — the headline "how favorable is this matchup" number.
98th pctile
38
BBE ?Batted-ball events — sample size. Treat stats with caution below 30.
HR Cadence Typically goes yard every 3 games · 14 HRs in 56 games
Due (1×)
0.0×
Dueness ?Games since last HR ÷ typical cadence. 1.0× = right on schedule. Above 1.0× = overdue relative to their own baseline. 1.5×+ = significantly overdue.
0
Games Since HR ?How many games (appearances in the scored pool) since this batter's last home run.
3
Typical Cadence ?Median number of games between home runs this season. Uses median (not average) for robustness against streaky outliers. Requires 3+ HRs to establish a baseline.
Games between HRs ?Each bar = the number of games between consecutive HRs. The final highlighted bar is the current gap (still open). Bars above the typical cadence are colored differently.
56
Appearances ?Total times this batter has appeared in the model's daily scored pool this season.
43
Top-50 Days ?Number of days this batter ranked in the top 50 on the slate. Top-50 is the model's primary recommendation zone.
10
HRs in Top 50 ?Home runs hit on days when the model ranked this batter in the top 50. Measures how often the model correctly surfaced this batter before they went deep.
71%
Catch Rate ?Percentage of this batter's HRs that occurred when the model had them ranked in the top 50. Higher = model does a good job timing this batter. 60%+ is excellent.
#37.2
Avg Rank ?This batter's average model rank across all appearances. Lower = the model consistently rates them highly.
Rank Trend
lower rank = better · green dots = HR days
HR Days (While Top 50)
10 homers captured
DateRankPitcherStadium B/P WT BP EV Distance
2026-04-04 #33 Luis Morales Sutter Health Park R/R 108.2 mph 383.0 ft
2026-04-05 #35 Jacob Lopez Sutter Health Park R/L 98.5 mph 397.0 ft
2026-04-20 #20 Slade Cecconi Progressive Field R/R 🔥 111.1 mph 391.0 ft
2026-04-25 #41 Ryan Weathers Minute Maid Park R/L 106.9 mph 398.0 ft
2026-05-05 #19 Shohei Ohtani Minute Maid Park R/R 107.2 mph 395.0 ft
2026-05-13 #12 Bryce Miller Minute Maid Park R/R 96.8 mph 338.0 ft
2026-05-16 #39 Jacob deGrom Minute Maid Park R/R 109.1 mph 422.0 ft
2026-05-24 #44 Shota Imanaga Wrigley Field R/L 🔥 105.1 mph 426.0 ft
2026-05-25 #34 Kumar Rocker Globe Life Field R/R ⚠️ 101.2 mph 401.0 ft
2026-05-30 #6 Brandon Sproat Minute Maid Park R/R 99.4 mph 348 ft
All Appearances
56 total · newest first
DateRankPitcher B/P HR/FB Tier Form WT BP HR?
2026-05-30 #6 Brandon Sproat R/R * 43.3% 🔥 A+ ➖ NTRL 💥
2026-05-29 #17 Coleman Crow R/R * 26.5% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL ·
2026-05-28 #9 Nathan Eovaldi R/R * 29.5% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL ⚠️ ·
2026-05-27 #26 Jacob deGrom R/R * 30.5% 🟢 A 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-05-26 #16 Jack Leiter R/R * 26.5% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL ⚠️ ·
2026-05-25 #34 Kumar Rocker R/R * 27.4% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL ⚠️ 💥
2026-05-24 #44 Shota Imanaga R/L * 23.7% 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL 🔥 💥
2026-05-23 #52 Colin Rea R/R * 22.8% 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL 🔥 💥
2026-05-22 #31 Jameson Taillon R/R * 30.0% 🟢 A 📉 COOL 🔥 ·
2026-05-20 #60 Joe Ryan R/R * 13.7% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-18 #27 Kendry Rojas R/L * 28.8% 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-17 #29 Nathan Eovaldi R/R * 47.3% 🔥 A+ 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-16 #39 Jacob deGrom R/R * 30.7% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL 💥
2026-05-15 #31 Jack Leiter R/R * 35.5% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL ·
2026-05-14 #20 Luis Castillo R/R * 38.5% 🟢 A 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-13 #12 Bryce Miller R/R * 16.5% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 💥
2026-05-12 #17 Bryan Woo R/R * 21.5% 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-11 #8 George Kirby R/R * 25.3% 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-10 #2 Andrew Abbott R/L * 33.4% 🟢 A 📈 WARM ·
2026-05-09 #3 Chase Burns R/R * 36.7% 🟢 A 📈 WARM ·
2026-05-06 #4 Tyler Glasnow R/R * 56.5% 🥇 S 📈 WARM ·
2026-05-05 #19 Shohei Ohtani R/R * 30.7% 🟢 A 📈 WARM 💥
2026-05-04 #5 Yoshinobu Yamamoto R/R * 33.9% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL ·
2026-05-03 #148 Ranger Suarez R/L * 25.6% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL 🔥 ·
2026-05-02 #139 Connelly Early R/L * 20.5% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL 🔥 💥
2026-04-30 #14 Brandon Young R/R * 41.5% 🔥 A+ ➖ NTRL 🔥 ·
2026-04-30 #9 Chris Bassitt R/R * 45.6% 🔥 A+ ➖ NTRL 🔥 ·
2026-04-29 #6 Chris Bassitt R/R * 47.6% 🔥 A+ ➖ NTRL 🔥 ·
2026-04-28 #13 Shane Baz R/R * 42.3% 🔥 A+ 📈 WARM 🔥 ·
2026-04-26 #66 Luis Gil R/R * 37.2% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL 💥
2026-04-25 #41 Ryan Weathers R/L 26.7% 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL 💥
2026-04-24 #58 Will Warren R/R 24.4% 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-22 #13 Tanner Bibee R/R 27.2% 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL 🔥 ·
2026-04-21 #27 Parker Messick R/L 31.1% 🟢 A ❄ COLD 🔥 ·
2026-04-20 #20 Slade Cecconi R/R 22.1% 🔵 C+ ❄ COLD 🔥 💥
2026-04-19 #28 Matthew Liberatore R/L 33.6% 🟢 A ❄ COLD ·
2026-04-18 #49 Andre Pallante R/R 28.8% 🔵 C+ ❄ COLD ·
2026-04-17 #49 Kyle Leahy R/R 26.9% 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-16 #29 Juan Mejia R/R 28.0% 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL 🔥 ·
2026-04-15 #24 Jose Quintana R/ 16.9% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-13 #10 George Kirby R/R 20.7% 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-12 #62 Logan Gilbert R/R 9.8% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-11 #68 Luis Castillo R/R 13.2% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-10 #54 Emerson Hancock R/R 17.2% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-08 #19 Michael Lorenzen R/R 21.8% 🔵 C+ 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-04-07 #61 Kyle Freeland R/L 14.5% ⚪ D 🔥 HOT ⚠️ 💥
2026-04-06 #33 Ryan Feltner R/R 16.9% ⚪ D 🔥 HOT ⚠️ ·
2026-04-05 #35 Jacob Lopez R/L 15.7% ⚪ D 📉 COOL 💥
2026-04-04 #33 Luis Morales R/R 15.7% ⚪ D 📉 COOL 💥
2026-04-01 #49 Garrett Crochet R/L 14.2% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-03-31 #106 Brayan Bello R/R 12.2% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-03-30 #131 Ranger Suarez R/L 11.3% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-03-29 #34 Jack Kochanowicz R/R 16.3% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-03-28 #75 Reid Detmers · 13.3% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-03-27 #42 Yusei Kikuchi · 13.0% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-03-26 #25 José Soriano · 14.8% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·

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