Kyle Schwarber vs Brandon Pfaadt

The Almanac's Take

Schwarber holds the platoon edge here as a lefty against Pfaadt's right hand, and the season numbers are the real story: a .939 OPS with 23 home runs in 58 games, a 14.1% walk rate doing enough work to offset that 34.9% strikeout rate. Pfaadt has been rough — 6.39 ERA, 1.5 WHIP, 7 homers allowed across just 38 innings — and the sinker-heavy mix he throws is something Schwarber's plus exit velocity profiles well against. The head-to-head is only 10 PA, so the 1-for-9 line with six strikeouts is a footnote, not a signal. This one reads off the season data, and it leans Schwarber.

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