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15-Day HR Leaders
1 Jarren Duran 6 HRs · 2 Juan Soto 6 HRs · 3 Dillon Dingler 5 HRs · 4 JJ Bleday 4 HRs · 5 Casey Schmitt 4 HRs · 6 James Wood 4 HRs · 7 Joc Pederson 4 HRs · 8 Christian Walker 4 HRs · 9 Julio Rodríguez 4 HRs · 10 Ketel Marte 4 HRs · 11 Manny Machado 4 HRs · 12 Michael Harris II 4 HRs 1 Jarren Duran 6 HRs · 2 Juan Soto 6 HRs · 3 Dillon Dingler 5 HRs · 4 JJ Bleday 4 HRs · 5 Casey Schmitt 4 HRs · 6 James Wood 4 HRs · 7 Joc Pederson 4 HRs · 8 Christian Walker 4 HRs · 9 Julio Rodríguez 4 HRs · 10 Ketel Marte 4 HRs · 11 Manny Machado 4 HRs · 12 Michael Harris II 4 HRs
Shane Smith
Shane Smith RHP CWS
27 matchups scored · 3 game days
4 HRs Allowed
14.8% HR Rate (Pool)
HR Vulnerability Snapshot Pool + today context
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HR/9 ?Home runs allowed per 9 innings. >1.5 elite-bad (homer-friendly), 1.2–1.5 above avg, <0.9 elite-good (HR-resistant).
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HR/FB ?Pitcher's HR-per-fly-ball rate. >15% elite homer-prone, 12–15% above avg, <8% homer-resistant. League avg ~12%.
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Barrel% Allowed ?Percentage of contact against this pitcher classified as barrels (perfect EV+LA). >12% elite-bad, <5% elite-good.
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Hard-Hit% Allowed ?% of batted balls hit ≥95 mph against this pitcher. >45% elite homer-prone, <33% elite homer-resistant.
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FB% ?Fly-ball rate (% of batted balls that are fly balls). >45% extreme fly-ball pitcher — gives up many HRs. <30% ground-ball pitcher — HR-resistant.
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FIP ?Fielding Independent Pitching. >5.0 elite-bad, 4.0–5.0 above avg, <3.5 elite-good. Isolates pitcher's HR/K/BB skill from defense.
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xFIP ?FIP with HR/FB normalised to league average. Better predictor of FUTURE HR rate than FIP.
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FIP − xFIP ?Positive gap = pitcher has been UNLUCKY with HRs (regression coming). Negative = lucky (regression up). >+0.5 elite regression candidate.
14.8%
Pool HR Rate ?% of LongDong scored matchups against this pitcher that resulted in a HR. Internal benchmark.
27
Pool Matchups
4
HRs Allowed (Pool)
1
Top-15 Matchups
0
HRs to Top-15
14.8%
HR Rate
Recent HR Splits
trend vs full-pool HR rate
Window Matchups Game Days HR HR Rate HR/Game Avg Max EV Avg HR EV Avg HR LA Avg HR Dist Trend
Last 7 18 2 3 16.7% 1.5 93.4mph 102.2mph 30.0° 375ft Flat +1.9pp
Last 15 27 3 4 14.8% 1.33 97.7mph 103.3mph 28.8° 383ft Flat +0.0pp
Last 30 27 3 4 14.8% 1.33 97.7mph 103.3mph 28.8° 383ft Flat +0.0pp
Batted-Ball Damage
18 tracked BBE from 27 pool matchups
97.7
112.3
15
0
103.3
28.8°
383
Date Batter Max EV HR EV HR LA HR Dist HR?
2026-04-07 Ryan Mountcastle 111.0mph · · · ·
2026-04-07 Gunnar Henderson 105.0mph 105.0mph 21° 387ft Yes
2026-04-01 Javier Sanoja 103.6mph · · · ·
2026-04-01 Otto Lopez 102.8mph 102.8mph 29° 392ft Yes
2026-04-01 Liam Hicks 100.9mph 98.8mph 40° 347ft Yes
2026-03-26 Rhys Hoskins 112.3mph · · · ·
2026-03-26 Sal Frelick 106.7mph 106.7mph 25° 407ft Yes
2026-03-26 Brice Turang 106.3mph · · · ·
HRs Allowed Per Game Day
3 days · 4 total HRs
HRs Allowed
4 home runs against scored batters
Date Batter Rank Score Stadium EV Angle Dist
2026-04-07 Gunnar Henderson #54 37 Rate Field 105.0mph 21.0° 387.0ft
2026-04-01 Otto Lopez #140 34 loanDepot Park 102.8mph 29.0° 392.0ft
2026-04-01 Liam Hicks #189 28 loanDepot Park 98.8mph 40.0° 347.0ft
2026-03-26 Sal Frelick #114 28 American Family Field 106.7mph 25.0° 407.0ft
Pitch Arsenal
higher RV = more hittable
Pitch Pitches Usage RV/100 Avg EV Avg LA HRs
Fastball 78 27.4% +2.4 78.8 42.9° 0
Curveball 65 22.8% -1.6 77.8 8.5° 0
Changeup 56 19.6% +6.4 72.0 15.9° 0
Sinker 50 17.5% +0.5 75.8 31.0° 0
Slider 36 12.6% +8.7 88.6 6.9° 1
All Scored Matchups
27 matchups · newest first
Date Batter Rank Score Tier Form HR?
2026-04-07 Adley Rutschman #179 33 ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-04-07 Ryan Mountcastle #160 32 ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-04-07 Dylan Carlson #159 31 ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-04-07 Jackson Holliday #141 32 ⚪ D 🔥 HOT ·
2026-04-07 Coby Mayo #130 37 ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-04-07 Tyler O'Neill #85 44 ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-07 Colton Cowser #76 42 ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-04-07 Gunnar Henderson #54 37 ⚪ D 📈 WARM 💥
2026-04-07 Jordan Westburg #27 42 ⚪ D 🔥 HOT ·
2026-04-01 Xavier Edwards #236 21 ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-01 Javier Sanoja #199 32 ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-01 Liam Hicks #189 28 ⚪ D 📈 WARM 💥
2026-04-01 Eric Wagaman #186 34 ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-04-01 Dane Myers #173 31 ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-01 Otto Lopez #140 34 ⚪ D 📈 WARM 💥
2026-04-01 Connor Norby #136 37 ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-04-01 Agustin Ramirez #73 43 ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-01 Kyle Stowers #17 56 🟠 C 📈 WARM ·
2026-03-26 Joey Ortiz #144 25 ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-03-26 Caleb Durbin #122 31 ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-03-26 Sal Frelick #114 28 ⚪ D · — 💥
2026-03-26 Isaac Collins #91 33 ⚪ D · — ·
2026-03-26 Jackson Chourio #69 42 ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-03-26 William Contreras #68 34 ⚪ D · — ·
2026-03-26 Rhys Hoskins #65 41 ⚪ D · — ·
2026-03-26 Brice Turang #62 36 ⚪ D · — ·
2026-03-26 Christian Yelich #4 43 ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
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