Nick Fortes vs Patrick Corbin

The Almanac's Take

Fortes bats right against a lefty in Corbin, so the platoon edge is real — but his .265 OBP and .595 OPS this season are a ceiling problem regardless of handedness. Corbin's 4.20 ERA and 1.42 WHIP suggest he's hittable, and his 6.0 K/9 means Fortes's 15.4 strikeout rate isn't a disqualifying concern here. The 16-PA head-to-head (.400 average, 95.2 mph average exit velo) is too thin to weight heavily, though the exit-velocity number is a mildly interesting footnote. Bottom line: the platoon edge and Corbin's contact-friendly profile are the real argument, not the tiny sample history.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.400

6-for-15

PA

16

HR

0

K

2

BB

1

Pitches seen

53

Avg exit velo

95.2 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

• 2026-05-12Field Out · Sinker 90.8 mph · 105.8 mph EV
• 2026-05-12Single · Changeup 76.5 mph · 74.8 mph EV
• 2026-05-06Single · Sinker 90.2 mph · 96.5 mph EV
• 2026-05-06Field Out · Sinker 91.0 mph · 99.6 mph EV
• 2024-09-14Field Out · Sinker 91.1 mph · 91.9 mph EV
• 2024-09-14Field Out · Slider 81.5 mph · 106.0 mph EV
• 2024-09-03Double · Sinker 91.5 mph · 102.2 mph EV
• 2024-09-03Walk · Sinker 91.3 mph
• 2024-04-28Strikeout · Changeup 79.6 mph
• 2024-04-28Single · Sinker 90.9 mph · 107.8 mph EV
• 2023-06-18Single · Sinker 91.1 mph · 102.0 mph EV
• 2023-06-18Sac Fly · Sinker 92.3 mph · 87.4 mph EV
• 2023-06-18Single · Sinker 89.5 mph · 76.7 mph EV
• 2022-07-04Strikeout · Slider 85.5 mph
• 2022-07-04Field Out · Sinker 92.7 mph · 89.1 mph EV
• 2022-07-04Field Out · Sinker 91.6 mph · 97.2 mph EV