Jose Altuve vs Chris Bassitt

The Almanac's Take

Altuve is hitting .239/.319/.707 OPS through 49 games this season, a down stretch for him, and there's no platoon edge here — both he and Bassitt are right-handed. That said, Bassitt has been genuinely hittable: 5.72 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, and a 6.3 K/9 that won't scare many lineups across 50.1 innings. The head-to-head history is a real sample at 43 PA — Altuve's .282 average against him with just 4 strikeouts is worth noting, and the 87.5 mph average exit velocity suggests contact more than damage. The sinker at 51.5% of pitches is Bassitt's primary weapon in this matchup; Altuve's season struggles make this closer than the H2H implies.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.282

11-for-39

PA

43

HR

1

K

4

BB

4

Pitches seen

130

Avg exit velo

87.5 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

• 2026-04-30Field Out · Sinker 91.0 mph · 96.0 mph EV
• 2026-04-30Walk · Sinker 93.0 mph
• 2026-04-30Single · Cutter 88.5 mph · 71.1 mph EV
• 2025-04-22Field Out · Sweeper 71.2 mph · 87.1 mph EV
• 2025-04-22Field Out · Changeup 84.0 mph · 83.0 mph EV
• 2025-04-22Single · Sinker 93.8 mph · 100.1 mph EV
• 2024-07-04Walk · Curveball 69.9 mph
• 2024-07-04Single · Sweeper 75.1 mph · 68.0 mph EV
• 2024-07-04Single · Slider 84.8 mph · 102.4 mph EV
• 2024-04-03Walk · Slider 83.0 mph
• 2024-04-03Field Out · Sinker 92.6 mph · 90.3 mph EV
• 2024-04-03Field Out · Sinker 92.5 mph · 75.0 mph EV
• 2023-06-07Field Out · Changeup 84.1 mph · 86.7 mph EV
• 2023-06-07Force Out · Changeup 80.8 mph · 92.2 mph EV
• 2023-06-07Double Play · Sinker 89.8 mph · 97.0 mph EV
• 2021-07-06Double · Sinker 91.8 mph · 92.2 mph EV
• 2021-07-06Strikeout · Sinker 92.5 mph
• 2021-07-06Strikeout · Sweeper 75.9 mph
• 2021-04-01Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.4 mph · 95.0 mph EV
• 2021-04-01Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 95.4 mph
• 2021-04-01Field Out · Sinker 94.2 mph · 83.2 mph EV
• 2020-10-05Single · Cutter 87.2 mph · 101.7 mph EV
• 2020-10-05Strikeout · Curveball 70.7 mph
• 2020-10-05Force Out · Sinker 93.0 mph · 73.8 mph EV
• 2020-08-29Field Out · Sinker 93.3 mph · 99.5 mph EV
• 2020-08-29Field Out · Cutter 90.6 mph · 69.7 mph EV
• 2020-08-07Field Out · Curveball 71.2 mph · 81.0 mph EV
• 2020-08-07Field Out · Cutter 88.9 mph · 93.4 mph EV
• 2020-08-07Field Out · Sinker 92.9 mph · 50.1 mph EV
• 2019-08-17Field Out · Sinker 94.2 mph · 98.9 mph EV
• 2019-08-17Single · Sinker 93.5 mph · 107.1 mph EV
• 2019-08-17Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 92.8 mph · 90.0 mph EV
• 2019-07-24Home Run · Cutter 88.5 mph · 104.0 mph EV
• 2019-07-24Single · Curveball 71.6 mph · 80.2 mph EV
• 2019-07-24Strikeout · Sinker 92.9 mph
• 2018-07-11Field Out · Sinker 92.6 mph · 91.2 mph EV
• 2018-07-11Single · Sinker 93.6 mph · 88.7 mph EV
• 2018-07-11Field Out · Cutter 83.0 mph · 96.0 mph EV
• 2015-08-09Single · Slider 83.1 mph · 90.3 mph EV
• 2015-08-09Field Out · Sinker 94.4 mph · 94.7 mph EV
• 2015-08-09Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 96.0 mph · 100.8 mph EV
• 2015-04-25Grounded Into Double Play · 4-Seam Fastball 92.7 mph · 50.9 mph EV
• 2015-04-25Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.2 mph · 80.0 mph EV