Splits Edge
Biggest handedness advantages on today's slate — where L/R matchups create real edges.
Historical Snapshot
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Handedness Edge — 2026-07-06
| # | Batter | B/T | Pitcher | Overall HR/FB | Matchup HR/FB | Edge | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Kyle Karros | R vs L | Eric Lauer | 6.7% | 17.6% | +163% | 🟠 C | COL @ LAD |
| 69 | Trea Turner | R vs L | Noah Cameron | 3.6% | 9.4% | +161% | ⚪ D | PHI @ KC |
| 21 | Tj Rumfield | L vs L | Eric Lauer | 5.9% | 15.2% | +158% | 🟠 C | COL @ LAD |
| 14 | Mookie Betts | R vs L | Kyle Freeland | 7.7% | 18.3% | +138% | 🟠 C | COL @ LAD |
| 11 | Bryce Harper | L vs L | Noah Cameron | 11.1% | 25.4% | +129% | 🔵 C+ | PHI @ KC |
| 49 | Troy Johnston | L vs L | Eric Lauer | 6.2% | 11.4% | +84% | ⚪ D | COL @ LAD |
| 101 | Ivan Herrera | R vs L | Shane Drohan | 31.2% | 9.7% | -69% | ⚪ D | MIL @ STL |
| 10 | Jake Mccarthy | L vs L | Eric Lauer | 20.0% | 33.4% | +67% | 🔵 C+ | COL @ LAD |
| 81 | Nick Loftin | R vs L | Cristopher Sánchez | 5.0% | 8.1% | +62% | ⚪ D | PHI @ KC |
| 87 | Xander Bogaerts | R vs R | Brandon Pfaadt | 17.9% | 6.8% | -62% | ⚪ D | AZ @ SD |
| 98 | Brandon Valenzuela | S vs R | Landen Roupp | 21.7% | 8.7% | -60% | ⚪ D | TOR @ SF |
| 77 | Brice Turang | L vs R | Dustin May | 27.9% | 11.6% | -58% | ⚪ D | MIL @ STL |
| 114 | Nathan Lukes | L vs R | Landen Roupp | 15.4% | 6.4% | -58% | ⚪ D | TOR @ SF |
| 93 | William Contreras | R vs R | Dustin May | 19.2% | 8.1% | -58% | ⚪ D | MIL @ STL |
| 83 | Luis Torrens | R vs R | Reynaldo López | 7.1% | 11.2% | +58% | ⚪ D | NYM @ ATL |
| 65 | Alec Burleson | L vs L | Shane Drohan | 4.0% | 6.2% | +55% | ⚪ D | MIL @ STL |
| 121 | Chandler Simpson | L vs R | Cam Schlittler | 4.2% | 6.5% | +55% | ⚪ D | NYY @ TB |
| 90 | Miguel Andujar | R vs R | Brandon Pfaadt | 16.0% | 7.5% | -53% | ⚪ D | AZ @ SD |
| 97 | Christian Yelich | L vs R | Dustin May | 14.8% | 7.0% | -53% | ⚪ D | MIL @ STL |
| 76 | Nathan Church | L vs L | Shane Drohan | 25.0% | 12.1% | -52% | ⚪ D | MIL @ STL |
| 109 | Drew Gilbert | L vs R | Kevin Gausman | 16.7% | 8.1% | -52% | ⚪ D | TOR @ SF |
| 116 | Andres Gimenez | L vs R | Landen Roupp | 12.2% | 6.0% | -51% | ⚪ D | TOR @ SF |
| 7 | Kyle Schwarber | L vs L | Noah Cameron | 42.3% | 21.1% | -50% | 🔵 C+ | PHI @ KC |
| 72 | Jacob Young | R vs R | Mike Burrows | 18.9% | 9.6% | -49% | ⚪ D | HOU @ WSH |
| 106 | Daulton Varsho | L vs R | Landen Roupp | 13.6% | 7.0% | -48% | ⚪ D | TOR @ SF |
| 52 | Jonathan Aranda | L vs R | Cam Schlittler | 21.0% | 10.9% | -48% | ⚪ D | NYY @ TB |
| 99 | Jj Wetherholt | L vs L | Shane Drohan | 10.0% | 5.2% | -48% | ⚪ D | MIL @ STL |
| 82 | Jose Altuve | R vs R | Miles Mikolas | 21.9% | 11.5% | -48% | ⚪ D | HOU @ WSH |
| 75 | Yandy Diaz | R vs R | Cam Schlittler | 22.9% | 12.2% | -47% | ⚪ D | NYY @ TB |
| 30 | Ty France | R vs R | Brandon Pfaadt | 30.8% | 16.5% | -46% | 🟠 C | AZ @ SD |
What this means:
The Edge column shows how much better (or worse) this specific
handedness matchup is compared to the batter's overall HR/FB rate. A +40%
edge means the batter's HR/FB rate is 40% higher in this specific L/R split — they mash this type of pitcher.
Look for high-edge batters already ranked in the top 25 for the strongest plays.
B/T = batter hand / pitcher throwing hand.
Splits data sourced from FanGraphs platoon leaderboards with Bayesian regression for small samples.