Kyle Schwarber vs Brandon Pfaadt

The Almanac's Take

Schwarber has the platoon edge here — left-handed bat against a right-handed Pfaadt — and the season numbers carry real weight: .914 OPS, 33 home runs, and a .358 OBP across 424 plate appearances. Pfaadt's 4.88 ERA and 1.31 WHIP suggest he's been hittable, and a 6.7 K/9 isn't a number that scares a lineup spot. The head-to-head is just 10 PA — genuinely too small to mean anything — though Schwarber did park one of those meetings, and his 95.7 average exit velocity off Pfaadt at least confirms he's made hard contact when he's connected.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.111

1-for-9

PA

10

HR

1

K

6

BB

1

Pitches seen

46

Avg exit velo

95.7 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

• 2026-04-11Field Out · Curveball 79.5 mph · 80.7 mph EV
• 2026-04-11Home Run · Changeup 85.4 mph · 110.7 mph EV
• 2026-04-11Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 93.4 mph
• 2025-05-03Intent Walk
• 2025-05-03Hit By Pitch · Sweeper 84.7 mph
• 2025-05-03Strikeout · Changeup 89.1 mph
• 2023-10-24Strikeout · Sinker 94.1 mph
• 2023-10-24Strikeout · Changeup 87.8 mph
• 2023-10-19Strikeout · Sweeper 85.6 mph
• 2023-10-19Strikeout · Sweeper 85.5 mph