PITCHER MATCHUP

Kade Anderson vs Texas Rangers

How the Texas Rangers's current regulars (top 9 by at-bats) project against Kade Anderson's season-to-date arsenal — not the posted lineup for any single game.

Kade Anderson's arsenal

Throws LHPvs RHH xwOBA .265Seasons 2026
Four-Seam Fastball 40%Slider 27%Changeup 18%Curveball 16%

How the Texas Rangers's regulars project

Projected expected wOBA for each of the Texas Rangers's top-9-by-AB hitters against Kade Anderson, by batting order. A season-to-date read — lower favors the pitcher.

Lineup avg xwOBA .313
  1. 1 BN Brandon Nimmo LHB .331
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Brandon Nimmo
    • Four-Seam Fastball (40% usage) projects to .348 xwOBA over 645 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (27% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 279 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (18% usage) projects to .336 xwOBA over 165 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (16% usage) projects to .319 xwOBA over 103 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 JB Jake Burger RHB .324
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jake Burger
    • Four-Seam Fastball (40% usage) projects to .340 xwOBA over 341 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (27% usage) projects to .304 xwOBA over 249 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (18% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 164 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (16% usage) projects to .334 xwOBA over 72 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  3. 3 ED Ezequiel Duran RHB .282
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Ezequiel Duran
    • Four-Seam Fastball (40% usage) projects to .289 xwOBA over 259 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (27% usage) projects to .290 xwOBA over 158 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (18% usage) projects to .273 xwOBA over 100 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (16% usage) projects to .264 xwOBA over 53 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  4. 4 JP Joc Pederson LHB .318
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Joc Pederson
    • Four-Seam Fastball (40% usage) projects to .337 xwOBA over 349 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (27% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 144 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (18% usage) projects to .292 xwOBA over 173 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (16% usage) projects to .327 xwOBA over 89 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  5. 5 EC Evan Carter LHB .286
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Evan Carter
    • Four-Seam Fastball (40% usage) projects to .310 xwOBA over 262 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (27% usage) projects to .265 xwOBA over 80 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Changeup (18% usage) projects to .260 xwOBA over 115 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (16% usage) projects to .288 xwOBA over 42 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 WL Wyatt Langford RHB .326
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Wyatt Langford
    • Four-Seam Fastball (40% usage) projects to .330 xwOBA over 443 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (27% usage) projects to .349 xwOBA over 236 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Changeup (18% usage) projects to .262 xwOBA over 152 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (16% usage) projects to .351 xwOBA over 51 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  7. 7 CS Corey Seager LHB .363
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Corey Seager
    • Four-Seam Fastball (40% usage) projects to .357 xwOBA over 319 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (27% usage) projects to .348 xwOBA over 199 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Changeup (18% usage) projects to .370 xwOBA over 171 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Curveball (16% usage) projects to .396 xwOBA over 71 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  8. 8 LO Logan O'Hoppe RHB .310
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Logan O'Hoppe
    • Four-Seam Fastball (40% usage) projects to .319 xwOBA over 312 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (27% usage) projects to .307 xwOBA over 212 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (18% usage) projects to .282 xwOBA over 122 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (16% usage) projects to .321 xwOBA over 59 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 NL Nicky Lopez LHB .276
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Nicky Lopez
    • Four-Seam Fastball (40% usage) projects to .287 xwOBA over 189 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (27% usage) projects to .251 xwOBA over 97 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Changeup (18% usage) projects to .267 xwOBA over 68 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (16% usage) projects to .301 xwOBA over 47 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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