Bobby Witt Jr. vs Gavin Williams

The Almanac's Take

Witt and Williams are both righties, so there's no platoon edge here — that matters when you're looking for a tilt. Williams has been solid this year across 119.1 innings: 4.00 ERA, 10.9 K/9, and a 3.92 K/BB that signals real command. The H2H exists but barely — 28 PA, a .185 average for Witt, though his 92.6 mph average exit velocity suggests the contact has been harder than the batting line reads. Williams leans heavily on the four-seamer (42.9%) and mixes a sweeper and curveball, a righty-on-righty sequence that gives him the shape advantage. Season-form Witt (.801 OPS, 30 steals) is the more relevant frame.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.185

5-for-27

PA

28

HR

0

K

5

BB

1

Pitches seen

105

Avg exit velo

92.6 mph

Career meetings in the Statcast era (2015–present). Even a clear edge over a handful of plate appearances is a small sample — read it as color, not a projection.

Pitch mix to the batter

Plate-appearance log

• 2026-05-05Single · Sinker 93.6 mph · 108.6 mph EV
• 2026-05-05Field Out · Sinker 96.1 mph · 103.9 mph EV
• 2026-05-05Double · Sweeper 87.0 mph · 99.2 mph EV
• 2026-04-07Field Out · Curveball 82.4 mph · 106.2 mph EV
• 2026-04-07Strikeout · Sweeper 85.8 mph
• 2026-04-07Field Out · Curveball 84.1 mph · 52.5 mph EV
• 2025-09-11Field Out · Sweeper 86.9 mph · 104.7 mph EV
• 2025-09-11Strikeout · Curveball 82.7 mph
• 2025-09-11Field Out · Sweeper 88.0 mph · 90.4 mph EV
• 2025-07-26Field Out · Curveball 85.2 mph · 82.5 mph EV
• 2025-07-26Single · Cutter 92.0 mph · 75.7 mph EV
• 2025-07-26Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 98.9 mph · 81.7 mph EV
• 2025-03-29Field Out · Sweeper 86.4 mph · 80.8 mph EV
• 2025-03-29Force Out · Sweeper 87.8 mph
• 2024-09-02Field Out · Curveball 80.3 mph · 61.6 mph EV
• 2024-09-02Field Out · Curveball 81.0 mph · 107.1 mph EV
• 2024-09-02Walk · Cutter 90.8 mph
• 2024-08-27Field Out · Cutter 92.3 mph · 105.9 mph EV
• 2024-08-27Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 96.1 mph
• 2024-08-27Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 97.0 mph
• 2023-07-26Field Out · Curveball 75.0 mph · 94.1 mph EV
• 2023-07-26Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.6 mph · 103.4 mph EV
• 2023-07-08Triple · 4-Seam Fastball 95.6 mph · 91.9 mph EV
• 2023-07-08Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 97.2 mph
• 2023-07-08Single · Curveball 77.2 mph · 98.5 mph EV
• 2023-06-27Field Out · Curveball 73.9 mph · 97.2 mph EV
• 2023-06-27Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.1 mph · 96.9 mph EV
• 2023-06-27Field Out · Curveball 78.3 mph · 102.5 mph EV