Vol. I · Issue 25
Saturday, April 25, 2026

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


Today's Slate/Pitchers/Zack Wheeler
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Zack Wheeler

ThrowsRightAge35Height6'4"Weight195 lbs

Next Start · Sat, Apr 25

@ Atlanta Braves

7:15 PM ET · 4:15 PM PT
Truist Park

Biggest HR threats
Game Details

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

Full matchup page →

2026 Pitching Profile


ERA
WHIP
HR/9
K/9
BB/9
Barrel % allowed
Hard-Hit % allowed
xwOBA allowed

Pitch Arsenal


Fastball
67%
raw Savant usage: 66.6%
4-seam, 2-seam, cutter
Breaking
25%
raw Savant usage: 24.6%
slider, curve, sweeper
Offspeed
9%
raw Savant usage: 8.9%
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.