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Zach McKinstry
Zach McKinstry
DET LHB · vs Sean Burke · 2:10p
Zach McKinstry

Zach McKinstry

LHB
DET · 31 appearances tracked
1
HRs ?Total home runs hit while this batter appeared in the model's scored pool this season.
3.2%
HR Rate ?Percentage of scored appearances where this batter hit a home run. Higher = more reliable power output.
9.1%
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.
84.7
Avg EV ?Average exit velocity (mph) on batted balls. Hard contact is the best predictor of HR power — 92+ is elite, 89+ is strong.
0.136
ISO ?Isolated Power — measures raw extra-base-hit ability (SLG minus AVG). .220+ is elite power, .180+ is above average.
#41
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 DET @ CWS · 2:10p
Sean Burke (RHP)
HR/FB 9.4% ?Pitcher's HR-per-fly-ball rate. Higher = more HR-prone. League avg is ~12%. HR/9 0.84 ?Home runs allowed per 9 innings. Higher = pitcher gives up more longballs. FIP 3.52 ?Fielding Independent Pitching — isolates pitcher skill from defense. Higher FIP = more HR-vulnerable.
🔄 Splits Edge #259 ⚪ D
Rate Field Park × 1.072 ?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
0.052
ISO ?Isolated Power (SLG − AVG). >.220 elite, .180–.220 above avg, <.140 below avg.
3th pctile
84.2
Avg EV (mph) ?Average exit velocity (mph) on all batted balls. >92 elite, 89–92 above avg.
4th pctile
2.9%
Barrel% ?Percentage of contact classified as barrels (perfect EV+LA combo). >12% elite.
4th pctile
4.3%
HR/FB ?Home runs per fly ball. >18% elite, league avg ~12%.
10th pctile
399
Avg HR Dist (ft) ?Average distance of this batter's HRs in feet. >400 elite raw power.
61th pctile
3.2%
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.
6.7%
Match% ?Combined batter × pitcher HR/FB rate — the headline "how favorable is this matchup" number.
13th pctile
29
BBE ?Batted-ball events — sample size. Treat stats with caution below 30.
31
Appearances ?Total times this batter has appeared in the model's daily scored pool this season.
2
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.
#172.6
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
31 total · newest first
DateRankPitcher B/P HR/FB Tier Form WT BP HR?
2026-05-29 #215 Erick Fedde L/R * 6.7% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-05-28 #107 Grayson Rodriguez L/R * 6.2% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-05-27 #267 José Soriano L/R * 6.4% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-05-26 #255 Jack Kochanowicz L/R * 5.5% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-05-24 #245 Brandon Young L/R * 7.8% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ⚠️ ·
2026-05-17 #266 Kevin Gausman L/R * 6.3% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-05-16 #255 Mason Fluharty L/L * 5.6% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-05-15 #255 Trey Yesavage L/R * 5.7% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-05-14 #181 Nolan McLean L/R * 5.6% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ⚠️ ·
2026-04-22 #236 Chad Patrick L/R 6.2% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-04-21 #199 Kyle Harrison L/L 7.7% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-20 #169 Sonny Gray L/R 6.9% ⚪ D 📉 COOL 🔥 ·
2026-04-19 #254 Garrett Crochet L/L 7.2% ⚪ D 📉 COOL 🔥 ·
2026-04-18 #233 Brayan Bello L/R 6.8% ⚪ D 📈 WARM 🔥 ·
2026-04-17 #235 Ranger Suarez L/L 7.2% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL 🔥 ·
2026-04-15 #120 Seth Lugo L/R 1.0% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-14 #50 Cole Ragans L/L 13.9% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-04-12 #144 Sandy Alcantara L/R 1.0% ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-11 #182 Janson Junk L/R 6.4% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ⚠️ ·
2026-04-09 #41 Mick Abel L/R 10.3% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-04-08 #95 Bailey Ober L/R 11.2% ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-04-07 #98 Taj Bradley L/R 10.8% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-06 #81 Joe Ryan L/R 11.0% ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-05 #212 Kyle Leahy L/R 7.3% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-04-04 #107 Dustin May L/R 11.3% ⚪ D ❄ COLD 💥
2026-04-01 #143 Zac Gallen L/R 11.0% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-03-31 #146 Brandon Pfaadt L/R 10.5% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-03-30 #163 Michael Soroka L/R 10.0% ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-03-28 #201 Randy Vásquez · 8.3% ⚪ D 🔥 HOT ·
2026-03-27 #76 Michael King · 11.0% ⚪ D 🔥 HOT ·
2026-03-26 #121 Nick Pivetta · 9.4% ⚪ D 🔥 HOT ·

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