Vol. I · Issue 22
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

The Dinger Almanac
··· Baseball Statistics & Analysis ···


Today's Slate/Pitchers/Matthew Boyd
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Matthew Boyd

ThrowsLeftAge35Height6'3"Weight223 lbs

Next Start · Wed, Apr 22

vs Philadelphia Phillies

7:40 PM ET · 4:40 PM PT
Wrigley Field

Biggest HR threats
Game Details

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

Full matchup page →

2026 Pitching Profile


ERA6.75
WHIP1.18
HR/91.00
K/916.4
BB/92.9
Barrel % allowed17.6%
Hard-Hit % allowed58.8%
xwOBA allowed.333
IP: 9.1Starts: 2HR allowed: 1

Pitch Arsenal


Fastball
62%
raw Savant usage: 61.5%
4-seam, 2-seam, cutter
Breaking
15%
raw Savant usage: 14.9%
slider, curve, sweeper
Offspeed
24%
raw Savant usage: 23.6%
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
1
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.