← PIT at DET, Sep 26, 2026
12:10 PM CT · Comerica Park · lineup projected
Hitter · DET · batting 7Spencer Torkelson
Bats rightTalent grade ——Normal
–wOBA vs RHP–xwOBA vs his mix3.5expected PA
Starter · PITTBD
Stable
4.3projected K–K%1.9trips vs this hitter
Spencer Torkelson's last 40 balls in playHit (18)Out (22)Barrel zone
sweet spot 8–32°-40°-20°0°20°40°60°80°6070809010011012095 mph hard hitExit velocity (mph)Home run: 97.1 mph at 36°Out: 87.2 mph at -4°Double: 92.6 mph at 23°Out: 101.7 mph at 52°Single: 75.4 mph at 41°Out: 73.5 mph at 8°Single: 103.2 mph at 8°Out: 93.3 mph at 12°Single: 106.0 mph at 19°Single: 97.2 mph at 16°Double: 103.9 mph at 22°Home run: 102.7 mph at 38°Double: 97.3 mph at 2°Single: 52.7 mph at -67°Home run: 102.9 mph at 38°Out: 80.9 mph at 46°Out: 95.4 mph at 36°Single: 103.8 mph at 13°Out: 93.1 mph at 73°Out: 94.9 mph at 50°Out: 100.9 mph at 37°Single: 71.5 mph at 39°Out: 95.3 mph at -11°Out: 68.5 mph at 8°Out: 94.7 mph at 55°Out: 78.6 mph at 45°Out: 71.9 mph at -14°Out: 86.2 mph at -8°Single: 103.8 mph at 8°Single: 105.1 mph at 9°Out: 91.6 mph at 9°Home run: 101.9 mph at 35°Out: 94.5 mph at -12°Home run: 106.5 mph at 26°Out: 95.7 mph at 22°Out: 88.0 mph at 31°Out: 96.9 mph at 22°Double: 84.7 mph at 30°Out: 58.8 mph at -58°Out: 71.3 mph at 59°
48% hit 95+ mph43% in the sweet spot45% fell for hits
MarketBTBWithout the matchupMatchup
1+ hit53.5%53.9%-0.4
2+ total bases31.1%31.4%-0.4
Home run13.6%13.7%-0.1
Matchup: points this starter, his pitch mix, the bullpen and the park add or take away, against the same hitter over the same trips facing league-average opposition. "Without the matchup" takes them back out.
What moves the number
1+ hit
Starter
0.0
Pitch mix
0.0
Bullpen
-0.5
Park
+0.1
2+ total bases
Starter
0.0
Pitch mix
0.0
Bullpen
-0.5
Park
+0.1
Home run
Starter
0.0
Pitch mix
0.0
Bullpen
-0.3
Park
+0.1

Points each piece adds or takes away. The pitch-mix piece is folded into the fitted model when it scores the pair, so it often reads zero.

Statcast

opens on right-handers, the hand he faces tonight
Spencer Torkelson · by window and pitcher handthrough Sep 24, 2026 · windows are his last games
WindowGPAAVGOBPSLGwOBAxwOBAK%BB%Whiff%Avg EVMax EVBarrel%Hard-hit%Sweet-spot%
Last 5 G512.250.500.750.504.29533.3%16.7%50.0%94.7101.70.0%50.0%25.0%
Last 15 G1438.370.553.815.554.39026.3%23.7%37.1%91.3103.95.9%52.9%35.3%
Last 30 G2866.300.470.700.484.35233.3%18.2%42.1%91.5106.510.7%53.6%39.3%
90 days71186.248.360.503.372.33030.1%12.4%34.5%89.6106.513.7%44.1%33.3%
Batted-ball mix, 90 days · 102 balls in play
Ground 37%Line drive 20%Fly ball 28%Pop-up 16%
WindowGPAAVGOBPSLGwOBAxwOBAK%BB%Whiff%Avg EVMax EVBarrel%Hard-hit%Sweet-spot%
Last 5 G46.000.333.000.233.23366.7%33.3%66.7%–––––
Last 15 G1116.231.375.231.300.28650.0%18.8%44.4%94.9106.020.0%60.0%40.0%
Last 30 G2240.171.275.200.231.23835.0%12.5%26.1%89.6106.04.8%38.1%47.6%
90 days58102.256.333.356.310.27530.4%10.8%26.3%87.4107.55.0%31.7%43.3%
Batted-ball mix, 90 days · 60 balls in play
Ground 38%Line drive 17%Fly ball 33%Pop-up 12%
WindowGPAAVGOBPSLGwOBAxwOBAK%BB%Whiff%Avg EVMax EVBarrel%Hard-hit%Sweet-spot%
Last 5 G518.167.444.500.414.27444.4%22.2%55.2%94.7101.70.0%50.0%25.0%
Last 15 G1554.325.500.625.479.36033.3%22.2%39.3%92.1106.09.1%54.5%36.4%
Last 30 G30106.247.396.494.389.30934.0%16.0%35.8%90.7106.58.2%46.9%42.9%
90 days75288.251.351.449.350.31030.2%11.8%31.5%88.8107.510.5%39.5%37.0%
Batted-ball mix, 90 days · 162 balls in play
Ground 38%Line drive 19%Fly ball 30%Pop-up 14%
Spencer Torkelson · percentile ranksvs 304 hitters on the slate with 60+ PA · last 90 days

Right is always better for the hitter: K% and whiff are ranked low-to-high. Context only; a percentile isn't a projection.

FormNormal
Contact rating48Average
Last 100 pitches29trending down
wOBA / xwOBA.351 / .314running 37 points ahead of his contact
Last 12 games, oldest to newest
Hit9/12
2+ total bases6/12
Home run3/12

Context only. Streaks and hot or cold labels don't move a projection: in our tests recent results didn't predict the next two weeks better than the season.

Recent contact

Last 12 balls in play. Hard hit is 95+ mph; the sweet spot is a launch angle of 8 to 32 degrees.
DatePitcherPitchVeloEVLAxwOBAResult
Sep 21RHPFastball98.697.136.261Home run
Sep 21RHPSlider86.287.2-4.172Double play
Sep 20RHPFastball95.392.623.220Double
Sep 19RHPSlider88.3101.752.028Out
Sep 18RHPSinker96.875.441.203Single
Sep 18RHPSinker95.973.58.236Out
Sep 18LHPFastball91.4103.28.666Single
Sep 17RHPSweeper82.593.312.836Out
Sep 17LHPFastball89.5106.019.835Single
Sep 16RHPSinker98.697.216.679Single
Sep 15RHPSinker92.0103.9221.071Double
Sep 15RHPSweeper84.5102.738.818Home run
Last 10 games.
DatePAHTBHRBBK
Sep 23400004
Sep 22400030
Sep 21414102
Sep 20412011
Sep 19200001
Sep 18522011
Sep 17411011
Sep 16411021
Sep 15526112
Sep 14412012

The hitter

season-level talent read
Talent grade—— type
wOBA–
K%–
BB%–
Whiff%–
Barrel%–
Hard-hit%–
Avg EV–

Against right-handers, last 90 days

0 PA
wOBA–
xwOBA vs this mix–against pitches like his
RV/100–
Hard-hit%–
K%–
BB%–

Talent blends this season with last season, shrunk toward league average where the sample is thin. Recent hot or cold streaks are not weighted: in our tests they didn't predict the next two weeks better than the season does.

The starter he faces

Starter not announced.

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