Freddie Freeman vs Miles Mikolas

The Almanac's Take

Freeman's left-handed bat against Mikolas's right arm gives him the platoon edge here, and his season line backs it up — .285/.370/.477 with 15 home runs across 414 PA, an 11.8% walk rate, and a strikeout rate under 18% against a pitcher running a 4.8 K/9. Mikolas is genuinely struggling this year: 5.34 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, and 20 homers allowed in 94.1 innings. The Statcast-era head-to-head is thin — just 24 PA — so the .435 average and 4 home runs are a footnote, not a signal, though the 90.7 mph average exit velocity at least fits the season profile. The large-sample read points clearly toward Freeman.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.435

10-for-23

PA

24

HR

4

K

3

BB

1

Pitches seen

87

Avg exit velo

90.7 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

• 2026-04-03Home Run · 4-Seam Fastball 90.0 mph · 110.0 mph EV
• 2026-04-03Field Out · Slider 86.6 mph · 55.6 mph EV
• 2026-04-03Field Out · Changeup 83.7 mph · 105.7 mph EV
• 2025-08-05Field Out · Sinker 94.2 mph · 90.9 mph EV
• 2025-08-05Sac Fly · Curveball 77.7 mph · 94.9 mph EV
• 2024-08-16Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.0 mph · 99.6 mph EV
• 2024-08-16Strikeout · Slider 88.7 mph
• 2024-08-16Single · 4-Seam Fastball 95.7 mph · 98.8 mph EV
• 2024-03-28Home Run · Curveball 74.3 mph · 101.7 mph EV
• 2024-03-28Single · Slider 87.3 mph · 86.4 mph EV
• 2023-05-20Single · Sinker 90.3 mph · 100.8 mph EV
• 2023-05-20Double · 4-Seam Fastball 92.4 mph · 97.8 mph EV
• 2023-05-20Field Out · Changeup 88.8 mph · 88.9 mph EV
• 2019-10-03Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 95.2 mph
• 2019-10-03Single · Slider 84.8 mph · 83.9 mph EV
• 2019-05-24Home Run · 4-Seam Fastball 96.5 mph · 103.5 mph EV
• 2019-05-24Field Out · Curveball 80.3 mph · 83.0 mph EV
• 2019-05-24Field Out · Sinker 94.6 mph · 82.0 mph EV
• 2018-09-17Field Out · Slider 87.5 mph · 94.2 mph EV
• 2018-09-17Home Run · 4-Seam Fastball 93.6 mph · 103.9 mph EV
• 2018-09-17Strikeout · Curveball 79.8 mph
• 2018-06-29Single · Curveball 78.8 mph · 34.2 mph EV
• 2018-06-29Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.2 mph · 97.2 mph EV
• 2018-06-29Walk · Sinker 93.8 mph