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Nick Gonzales
Nick Gonzales
PIT RHB · vs Zebby Matthews · 1:35p
Nick Gonzales

Nick Gonzales

RHB
PIT · 50 appearances tracked
0
HRs ?Total home runs hit while this batter appeared in the model's scored pool this season.
0.0%
HR Rate ?Percentage of scored appearances where this batter hit a home run. Higher = more reliable power output.
1.4%
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.
87.0
Avg EV ?Average exit velocity (mph) on batted balls. Hard contact is the best predictor of HR power — 92+ is elite, 89+ is strong.
0.063
ISO ?Isolated Power — measures raw extra-base-hit ability (SLG minus AVG). .220+ is elite power, .180+ is above average.
#102
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 MIN @ PIT · 1:35p
Zebby Matthews (RHP)
HR/FB 12.5% ?Pitcher's HR-per-fly-ball rate. Higher = more HR-prone. League avg is ~12%. HR/9 1.42 ?Home runs allowed per 9 innings. Higher = pitcher gives up more longballs. FIP 3.89 ?Fielding Independent Pitching — isolates pitcher skill from defense. Higher FIP = more HR-vulnerable.
#268 ⚪ D
PNC Park Park × 0.824 ?Park factor for this stadium. Values above 1.0 boost HR probability; below 1.0 suppress it. Based on multi-year park HR data.
HR Profile Season-to-date · live-tape thresholds
0.050
ISO ?Isolated Power (SLG − AVG). >.220 elite, .180–.220 above avg, <.140 below avg.
3th pctile
86.1
Avg EV (mph) ?Average exit velocity (mph) on all batted balls. >92 elite, 89–92 above avg.
12th pctile
3.8%
Barrel% ?Percentage of contact classified as barrels (perfect EV+LA combo). >12% elite.
7th pctile
0.0%
HR/FB ?Home runs per fly ball. >18% elite, league avg ~12%.
6th pctile
·
Avg HR Dist (ft) ?Average distance of this batter's HRs in feet. >400 elite raw power.
0.0%
Season HR% ?HRs ÷ plate appearances this season. v3.5 model feature — strongest single backtest contributor.
0.0%
14d Pace ?HRs per game over last 14 days. v3.5 model feature — captures current hot/cold streak.
4.9%
Match% ?Combined batter × pitcher HR/FB rate — the headline "how favorable is this matchup" number.
4th pctile
40
BBE ?Batted-ball events — sample size. Treat stats with caution below 30.
50
Appearances ?Total times this batter has appeared in the model's daily scored pool this season.
0
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.
#222.1
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
50 total · newest first
DateRankPitcher B/P HR/FB Tier Form WT BP HR?
2026-05-30 #260 Bailey Ober R/R * 5.0% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-29 #252 Taj Bradley R/R * 4.8% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-28 #105 Colin Rea R/R * 5.3% ⚪ D 📉 COOL 🔥 ·
2026-05-27 #255 Jameson Taillon R/R * 5.9% ⚪ D 📉 COOL 🔥 ·
2026-05-26 #249 Jordan Wicks R/R * 4.8% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 🔥 ·
2026-05-25 #232 Ben Brown R/R * 4.7% ⚪ D 📉 COOL 🔥 ·
2026-05-24 #281 Dylan Cease R/R * 5.8% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-23 #278 Patrick Corbin R/L * 6.1% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-22 #255 Kevin Gausman R/R * 7.4% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-20 #259 Michael McGreevy R/R * 6.0% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-19 #248 Matthew Liberatore R/L * 4.7% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-05-17 #268 Zack Wheeler R/R * 3.4% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-16 #257 Cristopher Sánchez R/L * 4.0% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-13 #249 Jose Quintana R/L * 4.0% ⚪ D 📉 COOL 🔥 ·
2026-05-12 #248 Michael Lorenzen R/R * 4.7% ⚪ D 📉 COOL 🔥 ·
2026-05-10 #239 Tyler Mahle R/R * 9.4% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-09 #260 Landen Roupp R/R * 4.5% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-07 #180 Zac Gallen R/R * 6.6% ⚪ D 📉 COOL 🔥 ·
2026-05-06 #270 Michael Soroka R/R * 5.8% ⚪ D 📉 COOL 🔥 ·
2026-05-05 #223 Eduardo Rodriguez R/L * 5.5% ⚪ D 📉 COOL 🔥 ·
2026-05-03 #242 Chase Burns R/R * 4.3% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-02 #261 Rhett Lowder R/R * 3.4% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-01 #250 Brady Singer R/R * 6.4% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-30 #179 Hunter Dobbins R/R * 4.5% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-04-29 #261 Andre Pallante R/R * 5.2% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-04-28 #221 Kyle Leahy R/R * 5.3% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-04-27 #143 Dustin May R/R * 5.2% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-04-26 #197 Kyle Harrison R/L * 7.8% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-04-25 #250 Jacob Misiorowski R/R 7.5% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-04-24 #223 Brandon Woodruff R/R 6.5% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-04-23 #160 Jacob deGrom R/R 5.5% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-22 #248 Jack Leiter R/R 5.1% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-04-19 #258 Shane McClanahan R/L 4.7% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-04-18 #257 Drew Rasmussen R/R 4.7% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-04-17 #229 Nick Martinez R/R 5.0% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-04-16 #146 Foster Griffin R/L 4.7% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-04-12 #102 Jameson Taillon R/R 4.4% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-04-11 #204 Edward Cabrera R/R 5.1% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-10 #219 Shota Imanaga R/L 5.1% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-08 #233 Michael King R/R 3.5% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-04-07 #236 Nick Pivetta R/R 3.0% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-04-06 #200 Germán Márquez R/R 3.4% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-04-05 #236 Chris Bassitt R/R 5.9% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-04-04 #195 Shane Baz R/R 6.4% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-04-01 #218 Andrew Abbott R/L 7.6% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-03-31 #156 Brandon Williamson R/L 10.0% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-03-30 #181 Chase Burns R/R 9.0% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-03-29 #156 Nolan McLean R/R 8.2% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-03-28 #231 David Peterson · 6.6% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-03-26 #147 Freddy Peralta · 7.2% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·

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