PITCHER MATCHUP

Kevin Gausman vs Kansas City Royals

How the Kansas City Royals'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 37%Slider 9%Sinker 1%Unknown 1%

How the Kansas City Royals's regulars project

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

Lineup avg xwOBA .315
  1. 1 SP Salvador Perez RHB .341
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Salvador Perez
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .371 xwOBA over 443 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .310 xwOBA over 46 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .291 xwOBA over 277 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 JC Jac Caglianone LHB .331
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jac Caglianone
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .356 xwOBA over 164 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .284 xwOBA over 29 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .376 xwOBA over 81 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  3. 3 BW Bobby Witt Jr. RHB .357
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Bobby Witt Jr.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .369 xwOBA over 465 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .352 xwOBA over 49 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .309 xwOBA over 307 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  4. 4 CJ Carter Jensen LHB .314
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Carter Jensen
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 137 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .322 xwOBA over 20 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 82 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  5. 5 IC Isaac Collins SH .301
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Isaac Collins
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .323 xwOBA over 363 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .267 xwOBA over 38 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .313 xwOBA over 62 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 MM Michael Massey LHB .290
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Michael Massey
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 332 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .258 xwOBA over 45 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .295 xwOBA over 96 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 NL Nick Loftin RHB .314
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Nick Loftin
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .313 xwOBA over 202 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .320 xwOBA over 12 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .292 xwOBA over 87 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 KI Kyle Isbel LHB .283
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Kyle Isbel
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .297 xwOBA over 325 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .267 xwOBA over 51 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .269 xwOBA over 101 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  9. 9 SM Starling Marte RHB .304
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Starling Marte
    • Four-Seam Fastball (52% usage) projects to .310 xwOBA over 228 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (37% usage) projects to .299 xwOBA over 20 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (9% usage) projects to .285 xwOBA over 148 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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