PITCHER MATCHUP

Kevin Gausman vs Texas Rangers

How the Texas Rangers'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 Texas Rangers's regulars project

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

Lineup avg xwOBA .306
  1. 1 BN Brandon Nimmo LHB .316
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Brandon Nimmo
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .343 xwOBA over 665 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .285 xwOBA over 60 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (8% usage) projects to .291 xwOBA over 288 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 JB Jake Burger RHB .303
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jake Burger
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .355 xwOBA over 365 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .246 xwOBA over 48 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (8% usage) projects to .237 xwOBA over 261 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  3. 3 ED Ezequiel Duran RHB .282
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Ezequiel Duran
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .299 xwOBA over 279 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .266 xwOBA over 22 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (8% usage) projects to .252 xwOBA over 167 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  4. 4 WL Wyatt Langford RHB .318
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Wyatt Langford
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .346 xwOBA over 472 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .274 xwOBA over 30 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (8% usage) projects to .347 xwOBA over 249 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  5. 5 JJ Josh Jung RHB .318
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Josh Jung
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .340 xwOBA over 291 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 25 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (8% usage) projects to .291 xwOBA over 177 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 EC Evan Carter LHB .283
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Evan Carter
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 273 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .252 xwOBA over 30 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (8% usage) projects to .273 xwOBA over 84 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  7. 7 CS Corey Seager LHB .347
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Corey Seager
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .379 xwOBA over 334 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .310 xwOBA over 80 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (8% usage) projects to .324 xwOBA over 205 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 LO Logan O'Hoppe RHB .303
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Logan O'Hoppe
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .330 xwOBA over 314 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .281 xwOBA over 35 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (8% usage) projects to .242 xwOBA over 212 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  9. 9 JF Justin Foscue RHB .281
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Justin Foscue
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 85 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (38% usage) projects to .251 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 .306 xwOBA over 44 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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