PITCHER MATCHUP

Brandon Pfaadt vs San Francisco Giants

How the San Francisco Giants's current regulars (top 9 by at-bats) project against Brandon Pfaadt's season-to-date arsenal — not the posted lineup for any single game.

Brandon Pfaadt's arsenal

Throws RHPvs LHH xwOBA .337vs RHH xwOBA .322Seasons 2026–2025–2024
Four-Seam Fastball 25%Sinker 22%Sweeper 18%Changeup 14%Curveball 11%Cutter 9%Slider 1%

How the San Francisco Giants's regulars project

Projected expected wOBA for each of the San Francisco Giants's top-9-by-AB hitters against Brandon Pfaadt, by batting order. A season-to-date read — lower favors the pitcher.

Lineup avg xwOBA .314
  1. 1 RD Rafael Devers LHB .328
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Rafael Devers
    • Four-Seam Fastball (25% usage) projects to .333 xwOBA over 590 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (22% usage) projects to .324 xwOBA over 286 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .324 xwOBA over 101 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (14% usage) projects to .292 xwOBA over 188 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (11% usage) projects to .388 xwOBA over 94 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Cutter (9% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 152 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 WA Willy Adames RHB .310
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Willy Adames
    • Four-Seam Fastball (25% usage) projects to .337 xwOBA over 591 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (22% usage) projects to .339 xwOBA over 358 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .297 xwOBA over 146 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (14% usage) projects to .253 xwOBA over 124 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (11% usage) projects to .258 xwOBA over 70 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Cutter (9% usage) projects to .345 xwOBA over 142 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  3. 3 JH Jung Hoo Lee LHB .308
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jung Hoo Lee
    • Four-Seam Fastball (25% usage) projects to .329 xwOBA over 400 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (22% usage) projects to .303 xwOBA over 192 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .309 xwOBA over 93 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (14% usage) projects to .282 xwOBA over 125 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (11% usage) projects to .301 xwOBA over 79 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (9% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 79 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  4. 4 BE Bryce Eldridge LHB .330
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Bryce Eldridge
    • Four-Seam Fastball (25% usage) projects to .400 xwOBA over 93 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sinker (22% usage) projects to .331 xwOBA over 55 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .292 xwOBA over 12 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (14% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 40 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (11% usage) projects to .318 xwOBA over 15 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (9% usage) projects to .248 xwOBA over 32 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  5. 5 DG Drew Gilbert LHB .303
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Drew Gilbert
    • Four-Seam Fastball (25% usage) projects to .328 xwOBA over 128 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (22% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 43 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .287 xwOBA over 30 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (14% usage) projects to .256 xwOBA over 49 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (11% usage) projects to .314 xwOBA over 30 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (9% usage) projects to .328 xwOBA over 31 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 CK Christian Koss RHB .305
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Christian Koss
    • Four-Seam Fastball (25% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 74 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (22% usage) projects to .301 xwOBA over 50 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .303 xwOBA over 22 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (14% usage) projects to .305 xwOBA over 18 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (11% usage) projects to .292 xwOBA over 11 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (9% usage) projects to .296 xwOBA over 17 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 DC Drew Cavanaugh LHB .306
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Drew Cavanaugh
    • Four-Seam Fastball (25% usage) projects to .295 xwOBA over 28 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (22% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 8 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over limited BIP — a roughly even matchup (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Changeup (14% usage) projects to .314 xwOBA over 8 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (11% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 2 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (9% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 2 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 VB Victor Bericoto RHB .307
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Victor Bericoto
    • Four-Seam Fastball (25% usage) projects to .314 xwOBA over 21 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (22% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 12 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (18% usage) projects to .291 xwOBA over 6 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (14% usage) projects to .315 xwOBA over 3 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (11% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 3 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (9% usage) projects to .344 xwOBA over limited BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
  9. 9 OB Osleivis Basabe RHB .325
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Osleivis Basabe
    • Four-Seam Fastball (25% usage) projects to .341 xwOBA over 9 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sinker (22% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 9 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (14% usage) projects to .310 xwOBA over 4 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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