Cody Bellinger vs Robbie Ray

The Almanac's Take

Bellinger is left-on-left here, so there's no platoon edge — and that's the honest framing for this matchup. His season numbers are genuinely good (.383 OBP, .859 OPS, 15.3% walk rate), but Ray is a lefty who leans heavily on his slider (52.7% of pitches in their meetings), and that's a tough dance for same-handed hitters. The head-to-head is only 22 PA — barely a sample — but Bellinger's 8 strikeouts and .143 average against Ray, with an 87.3 mph average exit velocity, rhymes with the platoon concern. Ray's 4.45 ERA and 1.4 WHIP suggest he's hittable broadly, just not an obvious spot to target Bellinger specifically.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.143

3-for-21

PA

22

HR

0

K

8

BB

1

Pitches seen

91

Avg exit velo

87.3 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

• 2026-03-27Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.2 mph · 94.6 mph EV
• 2026-03-27Single · Slider 84.8 mph · 72.4 mph EV
• 2026-03-27Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.0 mph · 86.6 mph EV
• 2025-04-11Field Out · Slider 87.7 mph · 95.1 mph EV
• 2025-04-11Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 95.0 mph
• 2020-07-30Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.4 mph · 88.1 mph EV
• 2020-07-30Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.2 mph · 103.2 mph EV
• 2020-07-30Field Out · Slider 88.5 mph · 93.3 mph EV
• 2019-08-09Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.9 mph · 82.9 mph EV
• 2019-08-09Intent Walk
• 2019-08-09Field Out · Slider 85.1 mph · 80.6 mph EV
• 2019-03-29Single · 4-Seam Fastball 93.8 mph · 85.9 mph EV
• 2019-03-29Strikeout · Slider 83.7 mph
• 2017-10-07Force Out · Slider 85.0 mph · 59.2 mph EV
• 2017-10-07Strikeout · Slider 86.3 mph
• 2017-10-07Strikeout · Slider 88.2 mph
• 2017-09-04Strikeout · Sinker 96.6 mph
• 2017-09-04Strikeout · Slider 88.1 mph
• 2017-09-04Field Out · Slider 87.0 mph · 89.9 mph EV
• 2017-08-30Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 96.4 mph
• 2017-08-30Single · 4-Seam Fastball 95.1 mph · 103.0 mph EV
• 2017-08-30Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 95.8 mph