PITCHER MATCHUP

Kevin Gausman vs San Francisco Giants

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

Kevin Gausman's arsenal

Throws RHPvs LHH xwOBA .306vs RHH xwOBA .312Seasons 2026–2025–2024
Four-Seam Fastball 52%Splitter 38%Slider 9%Sinker 1%Unknown 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 Kevin Gausman, by batting order. A season-to-date read — lower favors the pitcher.

Lineup avg xwOBA .328
  1. 1 RD Rafael Devers LHB .359
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Rafael Devers
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .354 xwOBA over 594 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .369 xwOBA over 81 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .344 xwOBA over 214 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  2. 2 WA Willy Adames RHB .313
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Willy Adames
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .345 xwOBA over 591 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .283 xwOBA over 50 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .254 xwOBA over 278 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  3. 3 JH Jung Hoo Lee LHB .322
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jung Hoo Lee
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .342 xwOBA over 403 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 35 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .272 xwOBA over 147 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  4. 4 BE Bryce Eldridge LHB .358
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Bryce Eldridge
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .416 xwOBA over 97 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .299 xwOBA over 9 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .277 xwOBA over 46 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  5. 5 DG Drew Gilbert LHB .317
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Drew Gilbert
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .334 xwOBA over 134 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .296 xwOBA over 9 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .304 xwOBA over 26 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 CK Christian Koss RHB .312
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Christian Koss
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .333 xwOBA over 77 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .291 xwOBA over limited BIP — a roughly even matchup (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .282 xwOBA over 40 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 DC Drew Cavanaugh LHB .313
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Drew Cavanaugh
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .296 xwOBA over 32 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .338 xwOBA over limited BIP — a roughly even matchup (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .305 xwOBA over 10 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 VB Victor Bericoto RHB .319
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Victor Bericoto
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .319 xwOBA over 21 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .316 xwOBA over 2 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .337 xwOBA over 11 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 OB Osleivis Basabe RHB .342
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Osleivis Basabe
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .349 xwOBA over 11 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .304 xwOBA over 4 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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