PITCHER MATCHUP

Walker Buehler vs San Francisco Giants

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

Walker Buehler's arsenal

Throws RHPvs LHH xwOBA .339vs RHH xwOBA .325Seasons 2026–2025–2024
Four-Seam Fastball 23%Cutter 21%Sinker 18%Knuckle Curve 11%Slider 11%Changeup 8%Sweeper 7%

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 Walker Buehler, by batting order. A season-to-date read — lower favors the pitcher.

Lineup avg xwOBA .309
  1. 1 JH Jung Hoo Lee LHB .313
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jung Hoo Lee
    • Four-Seam Fastball (23% usage) projects to .326 xwOBA over 431 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (21% usage) projects to .321 xwOBA over 88 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 217 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (11% usage) projects to .301 xwOBA over 24 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (11% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 157 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (8% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 135 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (7% usage) projects to .309 xwOBA over 101 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  2. 2 BE Bryce Eldridge LHB .324
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Bryce Eldridge
    • Four-Seam Fastball (23% usage) projects to .406 xwOBA over 121 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Cutter (21% usage) projects to .264 xwOBA over 42 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .336 xwOBA over 80 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (11% usage) projects to .291 xwOBA over 16 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (11% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 57 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (8% usage) projects to .307 xwOBA over 50 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (7% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 23 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  3. 3 DG Drew Gilbert LHB .316
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Drew Gilbert
    • Four-Seam Fastball (23% usage) projects to .333 xwOBA over 152 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (21% usage) projects to .338 xwOBA over 37 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .314 xwOBA over 57 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (11% usage) projects to .291 xwOBA over 9 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (11% usage) projects to .301 xwOBA over 32 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (8% usage) projects to .282 xwOBA over 62 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (7% usage) projects to .304 xwOBA over 41 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  4. 4 CK Christian Koss RHB .298
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Christian Koss
    • Four-Seam Fastball (23% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 101 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (21% usage) projects to .296 xwOBA over 24 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 72 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (11% usage) projects to .286 xwOBA over limited BIP — a roughly even matchup (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Slider (11% usage) projects to .281 xwOBA over 51 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (8% usage) projects to .296 xwOBA over 29 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (7% usage) projects to .297 xwOBA over 34 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  5. 5 DC Drew Cavanaugh LHB .308
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Drew Cavanaugh
    • Four-Seam Fastball (23% usage) projects to .288 xwOBA over 54 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (21% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 8 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .321 xwOBA over 18 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (11% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over limited BIP — a roughly even matchup (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Slider (11% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 15 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (8% usage) projects to .324 xwOBA over 15 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (7% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 5 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 OB Osleivis Basabe RHB .314
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Osleivis Basabe
    • Four-Seam Fastball (23% usage) projects to .329 xwOBA over 31 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (21% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 8 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .319 xwOBA over 25 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (11% usage) projects to .325 xwOBA over limited BIP — a roughly even matchup (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Slider (11% usage) projects to .291 xwOBA over 9 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (8% usage) projects to .300 xwOBA over 19 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (7% usage) projects to .336 xwOBA over 8 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 JC Jonah Cox RHB .291
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jonah Cox
    • Four-Seam Fastball (23% usage) projects to .268 xwOBA over 48 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Cutter (21% usage) projects to .305 xwOBA over 5 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .341 xwOBA over 17 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Knuckle Curve (11% usage) projects to .211 xwOBA over limited BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Slider (11% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 7 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (8% usage) projects to .307 xwOBA over 14 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (7% usage) projects to .294 xwOBA over 8 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 SW Shay Whitcomb RHB .307
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Shay Whitcomb
    • Four-Seam Fastball (23% usage) projects to .322 xwOBA over 48 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (21% usage) projects to .311 xwOBA over 9 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 31 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (11% usage) projects to .303 xwOBA over 2 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Slider (11% usage) projects to .284 xwOBA over 20 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (8% usage) projects to .291 xwOBA over 17 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (7% usage) projects to .292 xwOBA over 25 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  9. 9 TH Turner Hill LHB .313
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Turner Hill
    • Four-Seam Fastball (23% usage) projects to .331 xwOBA over 29 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (21% usage) projects to .310 xwOBA over 6 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (18% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 22 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Knuckle Curve (11% usage) projects to .337 xwOBA over limited BIP — a roughly even matchup (zone profile imputed from overall vs-handedness wOBA — limited per-pitch-type data).
    • Slider (11% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 10 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Changeup (8% usage) projects to .290 xwOBA over 8 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sweeper (7% usage) projects to .309 xwOBA over 3 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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