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Nico Hoerner
Nico Hoerner
CHC RHB · vs Matthew Liberatore · 7:20p
Nico Hoerner

Nico Hoerner

RHB
CHC · 57 appearances tracked
4
HRs ?Total home runs hit while this batter appeared in the model's scored pool this season.
7.0%
HR Rate ?Percentage of scored appearances where this batter hit a home run. Higher = more reliable power output.
8.5%
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.
85.6
Avg EV ?Average exit velocity (mph) on batted balls. Hard contact is the best predictor of HR power — 92+ is elite, 89+ is strong.
0.138
ISO ?Isolated Power — measures raw extra-base-hit ability (SLG minus AVG). .220+ is elite power, .180+ is above average.
#46
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 CHC @ STL · 7:20p
Matthew Liberatore (LHP)
HR/FB 10.3% ?Pitcher's HR-per-fly-ball rate. Higher = more HR-prone. League avg is ~12%. HR/9 1.52 ?Home runs allowed per 9 innings. Higher = pitcher gives up more longballs. FIP 4.55 ?Fielding Independent Pitching — isolates pitcher skill from defense. Higher FIP = more HR-vulnerable.
#236 ⚪ D
Busch Stadium Park × 0.991 ?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 1 ?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
0.109
ISO ?Isolated Power (SLG − AVG). >.220 elite, .180–.220 above avg, <.140 below avg.
19th pctile
85.4
Avg EV (mph) ?Average exit velocity (mph) on all batted balls. >92 elite, 89–92 above avg.
8th pctile
3.6%
Barrel% ?Percentage of contact classified as barrels (perfect EV+LA combo). >12% elite.
6th pctile
15.4%
HR/FB ?Home runs per fly ball. >18% elite, league avg ~12%.
70th pctile
383
Avg HR Dist (ft) ?Average distance of this batter's HRs in feet. >400 elite raw power.
22th pctile
7.0%
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.
7.5%
Match% ?Combined batter × pitcher HR/FB rate — the headline "how favorable is this matchup" number.
18th pctile
47
BBE ?Batted-ball events — sample size. Treat stats with caution below 30.
HR Cadence Typically goes yard every 4 games · 4 HRs in 57 games
Due (1×)
8.8×
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.
35
Games Since HR ?How many games (appearances in the scored pool) since this batter's last home run.
4
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.
57
Appearances ?Total times this batter has appeared in the model's daily scored pool this season.
1
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.
#163.0
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
57 total · newest first
DateRankPitcher B/P HR/FB Tier Form WT BP HR?
2026-05-30 #213 Kyle Leahy R/R * 7.3% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-05-29 #227 Andre Pallante R/R * 7.1% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ⚠️ ·
2026-05-28 #106 Paul Skenes R/R * 6.3% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-05-27 #239 Bubba Chandler R/R * 5.2% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-26 #252 Braxton Ashcraft R/R * 5.5% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-05-24 #263 Peter Lambert R/R * 7.7% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ⚠️ ·
2026-05-23 #259 Kai-Wei Teng R/R * 5.4% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ⚠️ ·
2026-05-22 #235 Spencer Arrighetti R/R * 6.3% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ⚠️ ·
2026-05-20 #233 Kyle Harrison R/L * 10.3% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-05-19 #217 Jacob Misiorowski R/R * 7.3% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-05-18 #199 Brandon Sproat R/R * 9.3% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-05-17 #186 Erick Fedde R/R * 11.3% ⚪ D 📉 COOL 🔥 ·
2026-05-16 #234 Davis Martin R/R * 4.7% ⚪ D ❄ COLD 🔥 ·
2026-05-15 #224 Sean Burke R/R * 8.0% ⚪ D 📉 COOL 🔥 ·
2026-05-14 #138 Chris Sale R/L * 11.9% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-13 #91 JR Ritchie R/R * 9.8% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-12 #128 Grant Holmes R/R * 8.8% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-10 #197 Jacob deGrom R/R * 7.6% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-05-09 #176 Jack Leiter R/R * 7.8% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-05-08 #158 Kumar Rocker R/R * 8.3% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-05-07 #84 Rhett Lowder R/R * 5.8% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-06 #112 Brady Singer R/R * 11.1% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-05 #110 Andrew Abbott R/L * 14.2% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-04 #82 Chase Petty R/R * 8.9% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-03 #53 Merrill Kelly R/R * 8.5% ⚪ D 📉 COOL 🔥 ·
2026-05-02 #64 Ryne Nelson R/R * 9.6% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL 🔥 ·
2026-05-01 #77 Zac Gallen R/R * 10.9% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 🔥 ·
2026-04-29 #135 Matt Waldron R/R * 10.6% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-04-28 #164 Walker Buehler R/R * 11.5% ⚪ D 🔥 HOT ⚠️ ·
2026-04-27 #89 Randy Vásquez R/R * 10.4% ⚪ D 🔥 HOT ⚠️ ·
2026-04-26 #93 Justin Wrobleski R/L * 14.5% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-04-25 #70 Roki Sasaki R/R 18.4% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-04-24 #89 Emmet Sheehan R/R 18.5% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-04-23 #46 Cristopher Sánchez R/L 13.5% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-04-22 #152 Kyle Backhus R/L 24.9% 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-21 #174 Jesús Luzardo R/L 14.9% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL 💥
2026-04-20 #129 Aaron Nola R/R 16.6% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-19 #172 Tobias Myers R/R 16.5% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ⚠️ ·
2026-04-18 #159 Freddy Peralta R/R 19.9% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ⚠️ ·
2026-04-17 #181 Kodai Senga R/R 11.2% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ⚠️ 💥
2026-04-15 #75 Jesús Luzardo R/L 6.5% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL 💥
2026-04-14 #98 Aaron Nola R/R 5.9% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-13 #83 Cristopher Sánchez R/L 0.3% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-11 #231 Braxton Ashcraft R/R 2.7% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-04-10 #233 Carmen Mlodzinski R/R 3.6% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-08 #229 Joe Boyle R/R 3.7% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ 💥
2026-04-07 #228 Drew Rasmussen R/R 4.1% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-04-06 #174 Shane McClanahan R/L 5.0% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-04-05 #228 Parker Messick R/L 6.3% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-04-05 #204 Slade Cecconi R/L 7.6% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-04-04 #183 Slade Cecconi R/R 7.6% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-04-01 #227 Yusei Kikuchi R/L 6.7% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-03-31 #196 José Soriano R/R 7.7% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-03-30 #177 Ryan Johnson R/R 9.1% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-03-29 #159 Jake Irvin R/R 8.1% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ⚠️ ·
2026-03-28 #221 Miles Mikolas · 7.1% ⚪ D 🔥 HOT ·
2026-03-26 #135 Cade Cavalli · 8.5% ⚪ D 🔥 HOT ·

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