Vol. I · Issue 19
Sunday, April 19, 2026

The Dinger Almanac

··· Baseball Statistics & Analysis ···


Today's Slate/Pitchers/Framber Valdez
Detroit Tigers·P

Framber Valdez

ThrowsLeftAge32Height5'11"Weight230 lbs

Next Start · Sun, Apr 19

@ Boston Red Sox

4:35 PM
Fenway Park

Game Details

Full lineup breakdown, both pitchers, park factors, and weather on the matchup page.

Full matchup page →

2026 Pitching Profile


ERA3.75
WHIP1.29
HR/90.00
K/94.9
BB/92.6
Barrel % allowed2.4%
Hard-Hit % allowed37.3%
xwOBA allowed.283
IP: 24.0Starts: 4HR allowed: 0

Pitch Arsenal


Fastball
51%
raw Savant usage: 50.6%
4-seam, 2-seam, cutter
Breaking
31%
raw Savant usage: 31.3%
slider, curve, sweeper
Offspeed
18%
raw Savant usage: 18.1%
changeup, splitter

Bucketed pitch shares feed the arsenal-mismatch multiplier. A batter with elite xwOBA vs the pitcher's most-thrown bucket gets a positive bump; the opposite profile gets knocked down.

Handedness Splits


vs LHB0 PA
wOBA allowed
HR allowed
0
Small sample — not applied to the model.
vs RHB0 PA
wOBA allowed
HR allowed
0
Small sample — not applied to the model.
How to Read These Numbers

For pitching rate stats, lower is better — bars push right when a pitcher ranks elite at suppressing HRs, barrels, and quality contact. Arsenal shares come from Baseball Savant and feed the pitch-arsenal mismatch factor in the model.