2026
15-Day HR Leaders
1 Byron Buxton 7 HRs · 2 Shohei Ohtani 6 HRs · 3 TJ Rumfield 5 HRs · 4 Zach Neto 5 HRs · 5 Pete Alonso 5 HRs · 6 Alec Burleson 5 HRs · 7 Zack Gelof 5 HRs · 8 Nick Kurtz 5 HRs · 9 Paul Goldschmidt 5 HRs · 10 Pete Crow-Armstrong 5 HRs · 11 Bryan Reynolds 4 HRs · 12 Dominic Canzone 4 HRs 1 Byron Buxton 7 HRs · 2 Shohei Ohtani 6 HRs · 3 TJ Rumfield 5 HRs · 4 Zach Neto 5 HRs · 5 Pete Alonso 5 HRs · 6 Alec Burleson 5 HRs · 7 Zack Gelof 5 HRs · 8 Nick Kurtz 5 HRs · 9 Paul Goldschmidt 5 HRs · 10 Pete Crow-Armstrong 5 HRs · 11 Bryan Reynolds 4 HRs · 12 Dominic Canzone 4 HRs
James Wood
James Wood
WSH LHB
James Wood

James Wood

LHB
WSH · 60 appearances tracked
16
HRs ?Total home runs hit while this batter appeared in the model's scored pool this season.
26.7%
HR Rate ?Percentage of scored appearances where this batter hit a home run. Higher = more reliable power output.
38.3%
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.
96.1
Avg EV ?Average exit velocity (mph) on batted balls. Hard contact is the best predictor of HR power — 92+ is elite, 89+ is strong.
0.275
ISO ?Isolated Power — measures raw extra-base-hit ability (SLG minus AVG). .220+ is elite power, .180+ is above average.
#1
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.
HR Profile Season-to-date · live-tape thresholds
0.253
ISO ?Isolated Power (SLG − AVG). >.220 elite, .180–.220 above avg, <.140 below avg.
94th pctile
95.8
Avg EV (mph) ?Average exit velocity (mph) on all batted balls. >92 elite, 89–92 above avg.
99th pctile
11.3%
Barrel% ?Percentage of contact classified as barrels (perfect EV+LA combo). >12% elite.
85th pctile
31.2% vs LHP
HR/FB ?Home runs per fly ball for this matchup. A vs LHP/vs RHP chip means a handedness split is shown; otherwise the value is overall.
97th pctile
408
Avg HR Dist (ft) ?Average distance of this batter's HRs in feet. >400 elite raw power.
85th pctile
27.1%
Season HR% ?HRs ÷ plate appearances this season. v3.5 model feature — strongest single backtest contributor.
25.0%
14d Pace ?HRs per game over last 14 days. v3.5 model feature — captures current hot/cold streak.
31.0%
Match% ?Combined batter × pitcher HR/FB rate — the headline "how favorable is this matchup" number.
98th pctile
36
BBE ?Batted-ball events — sample size. Treat stats with caution below 30.
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HR Cadence Typically goes yard every 3 games · 16 HRs in 60 games
Due (1×)
2.3×
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.
7
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.
60
Appearances ?Total times this batter has appeared in the model's daily scored pool this season.
55
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.
15
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.
94%
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.
#17.4
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)
15 homers captured
DateRankPitcherStadium B/P WT BP EV Distance
2026-03-28 #37 Cade Horton Wrigley Field · · · 110.0 mph 364.0 ft
2026-04-12 #7 Brandon Woodruff American Family Field · · · 101.1 mph 393.0 ft
2026-04-17 #37 Logan Webb Nationals Park · · · 110.5 mph 441.0 ft
2026-04-18 #15 Adrian Houser Nationals Park · · · 109.0 mph 406.0 ft
2026-04-21 #1 Reynaldo López Nationals Park · · · 114.5 mph 412.0 ft
2026-04-23 #1 JR Ritchie Nationals Park · · · 102.4 mph 387.0 ft
2026-05-12 #1 Brady Singer Great American Ball Park · · · 108.2 mph 396.0 ft
2026-05-19 #11 Nolan McLean Nationals Park · · · 101.3 mph 379.0 ft
2026-05-25 #5 Tanner Bibee Progressive Field · · · 107.7 mph 412.0 ft
2026-05-26 #6 Joey Cantillo Progressive Field · · · 109.8 mph 401.0 ft
2026-05-31 #4 Griffin Canning Nationals Park · · · 113.8 mph 417 ft
2026-06-05 #3 Merrill Kelly Chase Field · · · 105.9 mph 419 ft
2026-06-10 #20 Robbie Ray Oracle Park L/L ⚠️ 104.1 mph 405 ft
2026-06-12 #38 Bryce Miller Nationals Park L/R 111.5 mph 416 ft
2026-06-14 #8 Emerson Hancock Nationals Park L/R 109.4 mph 413 ft
All Appearances
60 total · newest first
DateRankPitcher B/P HR/FB Tier Form WT BP HR?
2026-06-22 #23 Tim Mayza L/L * 31.0% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL ⚠️ ·
2026-06-21 #11 Nick Martinez L/R * 29.5% 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-06-20 #7 Ian Seymour L/L * 36.5% 🟢 A 📉 COOL ·
2026-06-19 #5 Griffin Jax L/R * 39.1% 🟢 A 📉 COOL ·
2026-06-17 #6 Luinder Avila L/R * 34.1% 🟢 A 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-06-16 #19 Michael Wacha L/R * 32.6% 🟢 A 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-06-15 #6 Mitch Spence L/R * 36.9% 🟢 A 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-06-14 #8 Emerson Hancock L/R * 34.9% 🟢 A 📉 COOL 💥
2026-06-13 #6 Luis Castillo L/R * 34.0% 🟢 A 📉 COOL ·
2026-06-12 #38 Bryce Miller L/R * 25.3% 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL 💥
2026-06-10 #20 Robbie Ray L/L * 21.0% 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL ⚠️ 💥
2026-06-09 #16 Adrian Houser L/R * 29.9% 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-06-08 #22 Logan Webb · 29.2% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-06-07 #17 Michael Soroka · 27.5% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-06-06 #17 Eduardo Rodriguez · 23.2% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-06-05 #3 Merrill Kelly · 30.0% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL · · 💥
2026-06-03 #4 Max Meyer · 28.2% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-06-02 #6 Lake Bachar · 36.1% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-06-01 #5 Sandy Alcantara · 34.8% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-05-31 #4 Griffin Canning · 44.6% 🔥 A+ ➖ NTRL · · 💥
2026-05-30 #11 Michael King · 32.6% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-05-29 #1 Lucas Giolito · 31.3% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-05-27 #5 Gavin Williams · 35.3% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-05-26 #6 Joey Cantillo · 29.2% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL · · 💥
2026-05-25 #5 Tanner Bibee · 24.9% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL · · 💥
2026-05-24 #7 Martín Pérez · 20.3% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-05-23 #4 Grant Holmes · 33.3% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-05-21 #5 David Peterson · 32.5% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-05-20 #7 Zach Thornton · 32.7% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-05-19 #11 Nolan McLean · 21.9% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL · · 💥
2026-05-18 #14 Christian Scott · 21.5% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-05-17 #18 Brandon Young · 25.5% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-05-16 #16 Chris Bassitt · 26.6% 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL · · ·
2026-05-15 #19 Shane Baz · 22.3% 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL · · ·
2026-05-14 #4 Chase Burns · 56.0% 🥇 S 📉 COOL · · ·
2026-05-12 #1 Brady Singer · 29.6% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL · · 💥
2026-05-10 #52 Sandy Alcantara · 18.6% ⚪ D 📉 COOL · · ·
2026-05-09 #62 Janson Junk · 24.9% 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL · · 💥
2026-05-07 #17 Simeon Woods Richardson · 22.0% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-05-06 #74 Bailey Ober · 37.2% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-05-05 #9 Taj Bradley · 36.6% 🟢 A ➖ NTRL · · ·
2026-05-02 #15 Kyle Harrison · 35.3% 🟢 A 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-05-01 #1 Jacob Misiorowski · 45.7% 🔥 A+ 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-30 #2 Freddy Peralta · 40.6% 🔥 A+ 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-29 #104 David Peterson · 32.6% 🟢 A 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-28 #28 Clay Holmes · 37.6% 🟢 A 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-26 #17 Bryan Hudson · 28.8% 🔵 C+ 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-25 #15 Noah Schultz · 37.4% 🟢 A 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-24 #13 Bryan Hudson · 33.5% 🟢 A 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-23 #1 JR Ritchie · 46.7% 🔥 A+ 📈 WARM · · 💥
2026-04-21 #1 Reynaldo López · 39.1% 🟢 A 📈 WARM · · 💥
2026-04-20 #2 Bryce Elder · 33.3% 🟢 A 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-19 #6 Robbie Ray · 42.3% 🔥 A+ 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-18 #15 Adrian Houser · 33.1% 🟢 A 📈 WARM · · 💥
2026-04-17 #37 Logan Webb · 28.9% 🔵 C+ 📈 WARM · · 💥
2026-04-16 #36 Braxton Ashcraft · 17.4% ⚪ D 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-14 #107 Mitch Keller · 4.3% ⚪ D 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-04-12 #7 Brandon Woodruff · 36.7% 🟢 A 📈 WARM · · 💥
2026-04-10 #11 Aaron Ashby · 30.1% 🟢 A 📈 WARM · · ·
2026-03-28 #37 Cade Horton · 15.4% ⚪ D ❄ COLD · · 💥
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