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 .302vs RHH xwOBA .315Seasons 2026–2025–2024
Four-Seam Fastball 52%Splitter 38%Slider 8%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 .309
  1. 1 JH Jung Hoo Lee LHB .320
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jung Hoo Lee
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .334 xwOBA over 442 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .307 xwOBA over 35 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (8% usage) projects to .292 xwOBA over 163 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 WA Willy Adames RHB .316
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Willy Adames
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .351 xwOBA over 597 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .282 xwOBA over 50 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (8% usage) projects to .256 xwOBA over 280 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  3. 3 BE Bryce Eldridge LHB .356
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Bryce Eldridge
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .412 xwOBA over 129 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .290 xwOBA over 11 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (8% usage) projects to .309 xwOBA over 64 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  4. 4 DG Drew Gilbert LHB .320
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Drew Gilbert
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .336 xwOBA over 168 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .299 xwOBA over 14 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (8% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 33 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  5. 5 MM Marcelo Mayer LHB .295
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Marcelo Mayer
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .313 xwOBA over 116 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .271 xwOBA over 28 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (8% usage) projects to .296 xwOBA over 57 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 CK Christian Koss RHB .288
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Christian Koss
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 120 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .275 xwOBA over limited BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Slider (8% usage) projects to .265 xwOBA over 58 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  7. 7 JC Jonah Cox RHB .268
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jonah Cox
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 76 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .228 xwOBA over limited BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Slider (8% usage) projects to .295 xwOBA over 12 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 DC Drew Cavanaugh LHB .292
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Drew Cavanaugh
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .285 xwOBA over 63 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .303 xwOBA over 3 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (8% usage) projects to .288 xwOBA over 19 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 OB Osleivis Basabe RHB .326
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Osleivis Basabe
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .331 xwOBA over 37 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .326 xwOBA over limited BIP — a roughly even matchup (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Slider (8% usage) projects to .291 xwOBA over 14 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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