2026
15-Day HR Leaders
1 James Wood 7 HRs · 2 Ben Rice 5 HRs · 3 Jordan Walker 5 HRs · 4 Junior Caminero 5 HRs · 5 Shohei Ohtani 4 HRs · 6 Yordan Alvarez 4 HRs · 7 Kyle Karros 4 HRs · 8 Juan Soto 4 HRs · 9 Jake Bauers 4 HRs · 10 Chase DeLauter 4 HRs · 11 Samuel Basallo 4 HRs · 12 Brayan Rocchio 3 HRs 1 James Wood 7 HRs · 2 Ben Rice 5 HRs · 3 Jordan Walker 5 HRs · 4 Junior Caminero 5 HRs · 5 Shohei Ohtani 4 HRs · 6 Yordan Alvarez 4 HRs · 7 Kyle Karros 4 HRs · 8 Juan Soto 4 HRs · 9 Jake Bauers 4 HRs · 10 Chase DeLauter 4 HRs · 11 Samuel Basallo 4 HRs · 12 Brayan Rocchio 3 HRs
Troy Melton

Troy Melton

RHP DET
73 matchups scored · 9 game days
11
HRs allowed
15.1%
HR rate (pool)
14.7%
Overall HR/FB
4.59
FIP
4.74
xFIP
-0.15
FIP − xFIP gap
Leak meter STINGY
LEAKY 68
season HR/FB pctile vs MLB pitchers — higher = more HR-prone
Tonight's read
vulnerability percentile · model flags
68
no model flags today
Vulnerability 68th pctile (season HR/FB pctile vs MLB pitchers)
Where he leaks
quality of contact allowed · season
Barrel% allowed
0.0%
0.0%
Hard-Hit% allowed
70.0%
70.0%
Fly-ball rate
avg HR 102.9 EV · 384 ft max EV allowed 111.9
Batted-ball xSLG splits and HR spray direction aren't tracked for pitchers yet.
Recent form
HR allowed by scored game day
2026-05-24 · 2 HR 2026-05-29 · 1 HR 2026-06-03 · 1 HR 2026-06-09 · 4 HR 2026-06-15 · 1 HR 2026-06-20 · 1 HR 2026-07-01 · 1 HR
7D · 0 HR 15D · 1 HR 30D · 7 HR
Dot size = HRs allowed that game day · scored pool only.
Not on today's slate — matchup context appears when he's next listed.
Threat Matrix
tonight's lineup × his arsenal families
No lineup yet — the Threat Matrix fills in when today's slate lists batters against Troy Melton.
Arsenal ledger
per-pitch damage against · season
PitchUseEVLAHRRV/100Damage
Fastball Hard 37.4% 87.3 29.5° 5 -1.3
Cutter Hard 20.1% 77.0 16.1° 0 -4.2
Slider Breaking 18.9% 83.3 9.1° 2 -0.7
Sinker Hard 8.9% 82.9 -3.8° 0 -1.9
Splitter Offspeed 8.9% 87.8 -4.0° 0 +0.1
Curveball Breaking 5.7% 82.8 -11.4° 0 -0.8
RV/100 = run value against per 100 pitches — higher = more damage allowed. Damage bar is scaled across his own arsenal.
Full ledger
pool + season datapoints · pctile-chipped where ranked
Pool matchups73
HRs allowed (pool)11
Pool HR rate15.1%
Pool HR/game day1.22
Top-15 matchups7
HRs to top-150
Overall HR/FB14.7% 68
HR/9
FIP4.59 69
xFIP4.74
FIP − xFIP-0.15 38
Barrel% allowed0.0%
Hard-Hit% allowed70.0%
FB%
K/9
BB/9
WHIP
IP
Pool = tracked matchup population · pctile chips = MLB-wide percentile (hot ≥ 85) · as of 2026-07-16
Fastball
Hard · 37.4% usage
-1.3 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against87.3 mph
Avg launch angle29.5°
HRs allowed5
Pitches261
Cutter
Hard · 20.1% usage
-4.2 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against77.0 mph
Avg launch angle16.1°
HRs allowed0
Pitches140
Slider
Breaking · 18.9% usage
-0.7 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against83.3 mph
Avg launch angle9.1°
HRs allowed2
Pitches132
Sinker
Hard · 8.9% usage
-1.9 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against82.9 mph
Avg launch angle-3.8°
HRs allowed0
Pitches62
Splitter
Offspeed · 8.9% usage
+0.1 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against87.8 mph
Avg launch angle-4.0°
HRs allowed0
Pitches62
Curveball
Breaking · 5.7% usage
-0.8 run value against / 100 pitches
Avg EV against82.8 mph
Avg launch angle-11.4°
HRs allowed0
Pitches40
Usage by handedness
what tonight's lefties/righties will see
Per-handedness pitch usage isn't tracked yet — the arsenal cache is a season aggregate.
Zone map
damage by location
Per-zone damage isn't tracked yet for pitchers.
Pitcher vs. Batter
career PA vs tonight's listed order
No listed order yet — BvP rows appear when today's slate lists batters against Troy Melton.
BvP under 20 PA is noise — use it for pitch-mix memory, not projection. Context only: not part of the model score.
HR Log
11 allowed · scored pool
avg 102.9 EV · 384 ft 7 in last 30D
DateBatterRankScoreStadiumEVLADist
2026-07-01 Amed Rosario #28 59 Yankee Stadium 110.9 18.0° 361
2026-06-20 Sam Antonacci #89 50 Comerica Park 100.2 28.0° 393
2026-06-15 Isaac Paredes #35 59 Minute Maid Park 94.7 36.0° 358
2026-06-09 Byron Buxton #43 57 Comerica Park 111.9 20.0° 428
2026-06-09 Kody Clemens #98 48 Comerica Park 94.7 38.0° 346
2026-06-09 Brooks Lee #167 36 Comerica Park 96.3 23.0° 364
2026-06-09 Josh Bell #202 29 Comerica Park 104.2 23.0° 375
2026-06-03 Cedric Mullins #236 24 Tropicana Field 104.3 25.0° 399
2026-05-29 Miguel Vargas #25 66 Rate Field 102.3 24.0° 391
2026-05-24 Gunnar Henderson #33 62 Camden Yards 100.8 38.0° 368.0
2026-05-24 Colton Cowser #89 49 Camden Yards 111.5 31.0° 440.0
Every row is a scored-pool matchup — HRs to unscored batters aren't tracked. Pitch type, count, and field direction aren't in the pool log yet.
Game-day log
last 9 scored game days · pool
DateStadiumMatchupsHRMax EV
2026-07-08 Comerica Park 8 0 110.2
2026-07-01 Yankee Stadium 7 1 110.9
2026-06-25 Comerica Park 8 0 103.1
2026-06-20 Comerica Park 8 1 103.9
2026-06-15 Minute Maid Park 7 1 104.3
2026-06-09 Comerica Park 8 4 111.9
2026-06-03 Tropicana Field 9 1 111.0
2026-05-29 Rate Field 9 1 106.9
2026-05-24 Camden Yards 9 2 111.5
Box-score start lines (IP · H · ER · K · BB · pitch counts) aren't tracked yet — this is his scored-pool day log, matchups our model actually graded.
Tonight
park factor · wind · temp
Ballpark conditions unavailable — Troy Melton isn't on a scored slate with park & weather inputs.
Fences vs his leak
wall distance · damage overlay
Wall-distance overlays aren't tracked yet.
Venue splits
his HR/9 by venue
Per-venue HR splits aren't tracked yet.
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