2026
15-Day HR Leaders
1 James Wood 6 HRs · 2 Jordan Walker 5 HRs · 3 Ben Rice 5 HRs · 4 Shohei Ohtani 4 HRs · 5 Yordan Alvarez 4 HRs · 6 Samuel Basallo 4 HRs · 7 Junior Caminero 4 HRs · 8 Juan Soto 4 HRs · 9 Jake Bauers 4 HRs · 10 Chase DeLauter 4 HRs · 11 Kyle Stowers 3 HRs · 12 Esmerlyn Valdez 3 HRs 1 James Wood 6 HRs · 2 Jordan Walker 5 HRs · 3 Ben Rice 5 HRs · 4 Shohei Ohtani 4 HRs · 5 Yordan Alvarez 4 HRs · 6 Samuel Basallo 4 HRs · 7 Junior Caminero 4 HRs · 8 Juan Soto 4 HRs · 9 Jake Bauers 4 HRs · 10 Chase DeLauter 4 HRs · 11 Kyle Stowers 3 HRs · 12 Esmerlyn Valdez 3 HRs
Esmerlyn Valdez
Esmerlyn Valdez
PIT · RHB
Esmerlyn Valdez

Esmerlyn Valdez

RHB
PIT · 19 appearances tracked
5 HRs
26.3% HR Rate
29.7% Avg HR/FB
91.6 Avg EV
0.324 ISO
#5 Best Rank
as of 2026-07-12
HR Profile Season-to-date · live-tape thresholds
ISO
99
0.341
Avg EV
88
92.0
Barrel%
98
14.8%
HR/FB vs LHP
99
42.9%
Avg HR Dist
68
401
Match%
98
29.3%
Season HR%
27.8%
14D Pace
30.8%
ISO EV BRL HR/FB DIST MATCH
99
88
98
99
68
98
ISOEVBRLHR/FBDISTMATCH
BBE 35 · season HR% & 14D pace unranked
Pitch Analysis season · as of 2026-07-16
Pitch Seen Barrel% HR K%
Fastball 60.4%
22.2%
5
31.1%
Breaking 29.8%
47.4%
5
32.3%
Offspeed 9.8%
0.0%
0
69.2%
All 100% 29.8% 10 36.2%
Barrel vs. Whiff BRL K
Fastball Breaking Offspeed
Barrel & whiff rates by pitch family.
Batter vs. Pitcher vs Robert Gasser · LHP · PIT
SMALL SAMPLE · 6 PA · since 2026
.500
AVG
1.000
SLG
0
HR
3-for-6 across 6 plate appearances since 2026. Thin sample — lean on the season profile.
Modifiers 3 of 4 active
PNC Neutral Pitcher form Cold Platoon Edge Weather +2
Edge by rate · batter vs pitcher-allowed
Barrel% 14.8 vs
14.8
HR/FB 42.9 vs 20.7 ▲ edge
42.9
20.7
K% 36.2 vs
36.2
Batter rates are season-to-date; pitcher-allowed shown where tracked. HR/FB compared head-to-head.
HR Days 5 this season · avg 412 ft
Date Opp · Pitcher Pitch EV Dist
Jun 26 vs CIN · Andrew Abbott 106.5 414
Jun 28 vs CIN · Pierce Johnson 109.8 461
Jul 9 vs ATL · Bryce Elder 104.3 394
Jul 11 vs MIL · Aaron Ashby 103.7 380
HR by month
2
2
Jun Jul
All Appearances 18 tracked · 4 HR · 13 top‑50
Date Opp · Pitcher BIP Max EV Result HR
Jul 12 vs MIL · Robert Gasser 2 98.8 2 BIP
Jul 11 vs MIL · Brandon Sproat 5 109.2 HR 5 BIP
Jul 10 vs MIL · Brandon Sproat 0
Jul 9 vs ATL · Bryce Elder 3 104.3 HR 3 BIP
Jul 8 vs ATL · Grant Holmes 1 100.7 1 BIP
Jul 7 vs ATL · Hurston Waldrep 2 92.3 2 BIP
Jul 5 @ WSH · Cade Cavalli 1 83.9 1 BIP
Jul 4 @ WSH · WSH Bullpen Proxy 2 91.0 2 BIP
Jul 3 @ WSH · Foster Griffin 4 103.4 4 BIP
Jul 2 @ PHI · Alan Rangel 4 112.7 4 BIP
Jul 1 @ PHI · Zack Wheeler 4 92.4 4 BIP
Jun 30 @ PHI · Cristopher Sánchez 3 100.2 3 BIP
Jun 28 vs CIN · Brady Singer 4 109.8 HR 4 BIP
Jun 26 vs CIN · Andrew Abbott 3 106.5 HR 3 BIP
May 27 vs CHC · Jameson Taillon 0
May 26 vs CHC · Jordan Wicks 0
May 24 @ TOR · Dylan Cease 0
May 23 @ TOR · Patrick Corbin 0
Ballpark PNC Park · open-air
Park Factor 0.807 Wind 2 mph from NNE Temp 86°F Roof Open
TimeWindTempFIT
12:15p 2 86° -4
1:15p 2 86° -4
2:15p 2 86° -4
3:15p 2 86° -4
4:15p 2 86° -4
-4
Neutral alignment
proxy spray · game-window FIT · open-air wind signal
HIT LOCATIONS'25–'26
2 mph 17% 9% 34% 9% 31% OPPO PULL PNC Park
Game-window avg wind · blowing across to oppo (from NNE)
Score Breakdown Base 60 → 60
ISO (Power)
+23.3
Barrel Matchup
+17.5
season hr rate
+5.5
HR/FB Matchup
+4.6
Pitcher FIP
+4.0
recent hr density 14d
+3.5
Exit Velocity
+1.3
Park Factor
+0.0
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