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Joc Pederson
Joc Pederson
TEX LHB · vs Michael Wacha · 2:35p
Joc Pederson

Joc Pederson

LHB
TEX · 36 appearances tracked
6
HRs ?Total home runs hit while this batter appeared in the model's scored pool this season.
16.7%
HR Rate ?Percentage of scored appearances where this batter hit a home run. Higher = more reliable power output.
11.8%
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.
92.4
Avg EV ?Average exit velocity (mph) on batted balls. Hard contact is the best predictor of HR power — 92+ is elite, 89+ is strong.
0.109
ISO ?Isolated Power — measures raw extra-base-hit ability (SLG minus AVG). .220+ is elite power, .180+ is above average.
#13
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 KC @ TEX · 2:35p
Michael Wacha (RHP)
HR/FB 12.8% ?Pitcher's HR-per-fly-ball rate. Higher = more HR-prone. League avg is ~12%. HR/9 1.09 ?Home runs allowed per 9 innings. Higher = pitcher gives up more longballs. FIP 4.11 ?Fielding Independent Pitching — isolates pitcher skill from defense. Higher FIP = more HR-vulnerable.
#60 🟠 C
Globe Life Field Park × 0.908 ?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 5 ?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
0.205
ISO ?Isolated Power (SLG − AVG). >.220 elite, .180–.220 above avg, <.140 below avg.
80th pctile
91.4
Avg EV (mph) ?Average exit velocity (mph) on all batted balls. >92 elite, 89–92 above avg.
81th pctile
9.4%
Barrel% ?Percentage of contact classified as barrels (perfect EV+LA combo). >12% elite.
62th pctile
18.8%
HR/FB ?Home runs per fly ball. >18% elite, league avg ~12%.
82th pctile
386
Avg HR Dist (ft) ?Average distance of this batter's HRs in feet. >400 elite raw power.
26th pctile
16.7%
Season HR% ?HRs ÷ plate appearances this season. v3.5 model feature — strongest single backtest contributor.
36.4%
14d Pace ?HRs per game over last 14 days. v3.5 model feature — captures current hot/cold streak.
19.6%
Match% ?Combined batter × pitcher HR/FB rate — the headline "how favorable is this matchup" number.
91th pctile
30
BBE ?Batted-ball events — sample size. Treat stats with caution below 30.
HR Cadence Typically goes yard every 2 games · 6 HRs in 36 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.
2
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.
36
Appearances ?Total times this batter has appeared in the model's daily scored pool this season.
3
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.
0
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.
0%
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.
#140.7
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
All Appearances
36 total · newest first
DateRankPitcher B/P HR/FB Tier Form WT BP HR?
2026-05-30 #61 Seth Lugo L/R * 17.2% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ 💥
2026-05-29 #97 Stephen Kolek L/R * 15.8% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ 💥
2026-05-28 #45 Spencer Arrighetti L/R * 10.5% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-05-27 #187 Mike Burrows L/R * 8.6% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ 💥
2026-05-26 #189 Jason Alexander L/R * 6.4% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ 💥
2026-05-25 #144 Tatsuya Imai L/R * 8.6% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-05-24 #88 Reid Detmers L/L * 8.7% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-05-22 #109 Grayson Rodriguez L/R * 7.3% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 🔥 ·
2026-05-19 #65 Sammy Peralta L/L * 12.6% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-05-18 #56 Jose Quintana L/L * 14.7% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-05-17 #121 Peter Lambert L/R * 7.3% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-05-16 #112 Kai-Wei Teng L/R * 10.5% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-05-15 #127 Spencer Arrighetti L/R * 5.6% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-05-13 #117 Ryne Nelson L/R * 7.9% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 🔥 ·
2026-05-12 #184 Zac Gallen L/R * 6.2% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 🔥 💥
2026-05-11 #75 Michael Soroka L/R * 7.6% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 🔥 ·
2026-05-10 #97 Jameson Taillon L/R * 9.1% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 🔥 ·
2026-05-09 #124 Edward Cabrera L/R * 8.6% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 🔥 ·
2026-05-08 #110 Ben Brown L/R * 5.8% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 🔥 ·
2026-05-07 #13 Paul Blackburn L/R * 7.8% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-05-06 #24 Will Warren L/R * 10.6% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-05-05 #78 Elmer Rodríguez L/R * 10.7% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-05-03 #135 Tyler Holton L/L 7.6% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 🔥 ·
2026-05-02 #199 Keider Montero L/R * 6.8% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 🔥 ·
2026-05-01 #165 Jack Flaherty L/R * 8.8% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 🔥 ·
2026-04-29 #114 Elmer Rodríguez L/L 8.8% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-04-28 #198 Cam Schlittler L/R * 6.5% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-27 #134 Max Fried L/L * 4.0% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL 💥
2026-04-26 #263 J.T. Ginn L/R * 8.5% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-25 #257 Jeffrey Springs L/L 6.5% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-24 #240 Luis Severino L/R 5.9% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-23 #134 Bubba Chandler L/R 5.9% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL 🔥 ·
2026-04-22 #251 Braxton Ashcraft L/R 4.3% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL 🔥 ·
2026-04-19 #251 Bryan Woo L/R 4.2% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-18 #256 George Kirby L/R 6.3% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-17 #245 Logan Gilbert L/R 5.8% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·

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