Bobby Witt Jr. vs Joey Cantillo

The Almanac's Take

Witt has the platoon edge here as a righty against Cantillo's left-handed stuff, and his season line backs it up — .283/.357/.467 with a .824 OPS, 9 home runs, and a 10.3% walk rate that says he's been selective and on time. Cantillo's 4.49 BB/9 and 1.45 WHIP suggest he'll put men on, and the 8 home runs allowed in 62 innings is a real concern against a hitter with Witt's pull power. The head-to-head is 11 plate appearances — barely a footnote — though the 100.3 mph average exit velocity in those meetings at least rhymes with the season profile. This one reads off the season data, and that data favors Witt.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.273

3-for-11

PA

11

HR

0

K

3

BB

0

Pitches seen

54

Avg exit velo

100.3 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

• 2026-05-06Force Out · Changeup 80.5 mph · 106.5 mph EV
• 2026-05-06Grounded Into Double Play · Curveball 80.6 mph · 101.6 mph EV
• 2026-04-08Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 90.2 mph · 105.1 mph EV
• 2026-04-08Double · Slider 82.6 mph · 111.1 mph EV
• 2026-04-08Strikeout · Changeup 81.8 mph
• 2025-09-09Strikeout · Changeup 80.2 mph
• 2025-09-09Field Out · Changeup 81.0 mph · 89.7 mph EV
• 2025-09-09Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 92.7 mph · 94.1 mph EV
• 2025-07-27Strikeout · Changeup 77.2 mph
• 2025-07-27Double · 4-Seam Fastball 88.8 mph · 92.8 mph EV
• 2025-03-30Single · 4-Seam Fastball 91.1 mph · 101.5 mph EV