Steven Kwan vs Cole Ragans

The Almanac's Take

Kwan's .209/.323/.582 season line isn't inspiring, but his 14.5% walk rate keeps him on base enough to matter — the problem here is the platoon, where he faces a fellow lefty in Ragans and loses the conventional hand edge. Ragans has been homer-prone this year (10 HR over 35.1 IP, 4.84 ERA), yet his 11.5 K/9 and a fastball-heavy approach against left-handed bats cuts against Kwan's profile. The 16-PA head-to-head is too thin to lean on — four hits and a .267 average is a footnote, not a trend. Kwan's floor here is walks; his ceiling is pretty low.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.267

4-for-15

PA

16

HR

0

K

2

BB

1

Pitches seen

58

Avg exit velo

83.8 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

• 2026-04-08Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 96.4 mph
• 2025-04-13Field Out · Knuckle Curve 78.8 mph · 77.0 mph EV
• 2025-04-13Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.7 mph · 99.2 mph EV
• 2025-04-13Field Out · Slider 83.3 mph · 97.5 mph EV
• 2025-03-27Sac Bunt · 4-Seam Fastball 93.0 mph · 33.6 mph EV
• 2025-03-27Field Out · Slider 83.9 mph · 92.4 mph EV
• 2025-03-27Single · Slider 88.4 mph · 51.9 mph EV
• 2024-08-26Field Out · Slider 81.9 mph · 77.4 mph EV
• 2024-08-26Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 92.6 mph
• 2024-08-26Field Out · Slider 83.5 mph · 95.6 mph EV
• 2024-06-29Single · 4-Seam Fastball 92.7 mph · 88.0 mph EV
• 2024-06-29Strikeout · Slider 87.8 mph
• 2024-06-29Single · 4-Seam Fastball 95.2 mph · 96.9 mph EV
• 2022-09-25Field Out · Cutter 86.7 mph · 87.4 mph EV
• 2022-09-25Single · 4-Seam Fastball 93.0 mph · 92.6 mph EV
• 2022-09-25Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.6 mph · 99.9 mph EV