2026
15-Day HR Leaders
1 Pete Crow-Armstrong 6 HRs · 2 Byron Buxton 5 HRs · 3 Max Muncy 5 HRs · 4 Shohei Ohtani 5 HRs · 5 Wyatt Langford 5 HRs · 6 Paul Goldschmidt 5 HRs · 7 Bo Bichette 5 HRs · 8 Dansby Swanson 4 HRs · 9 Ben Rice 4 HRs · 10 Kazuma Okamoto 4 HRs · 11 Zach Neto 4 HRs · 12 Jac Caglianone 4 HRs 1 Pete Crow-Armstrong 6 HRs · 2 Byron Buxton 5 HRs · 3 Max Muncy 5 HRs · 4 Shohei Ohtani 5 HRs · 5 Wyatt Langford 5 HRs · 6 Paul Goldschmidt 5 HRs · 7 Bo Bichette 5 HRs · 8 Dansby Swanson 4 HRs · 9 Ben Rice 4 HRs · 10 Kazuma Okamoto 4 HRs · 11 Zach Neto 4 HRs · 12 Jac Caglianone 4 HRs
David Sandlin
David Sandlin RHP MIN
18 matchups scored · 2 game days
3 HRs Allowed
16.7% HR Rate (Pool)
19.9% Overall HR/FB
7.52 FIP
6.68 xFIP
+0.84 FIP-xFIP Gap
HR Vulnerability Snapshot Pool + today context
1.5
Pool HR/G ?Home runs allowed per tracked LongDong game day. Used when season HR/9 is unavailable.
19.9%
Overall HR/FB ?Pitcher's overall season HR-per-fly-ball rate. Matchup rows may show handedness splits such as vs LHH or vs RHH.
88th pctile
0.0%
Barrel% Allowed ?Percentage of contact against this pitcher classified as barrels (perfect EV+LA). >12% elite-bad, <5% elite-good.
61.1%
Hard-Hit% Allowed ?% of batted balls hit ≥95 mph against this pitcher. >45% elite homer-prone, <33% elite homer-resistant.
·
FB% ?Fly-ball rate (% of batted balls that are fly balls). >45% extreme fly-ball pitcher — gives up many HRs. <30% ground-ball pitcher — HR-resistant.
7.52
FIP ?Fielding Independent Pitching. >5.0 elite-bad, 4.0–5.0 above avg, <3.5 elite-good. Isolates pitcher's HR/K/BB skill from defense.
99th pctile
6.68
xFIP ?FIP with HR/FB normalised to league average. Better predictor of FUTURE HR rate than FIP.
+0.84
FIP − xFIP ?Positive gap = pitcher has been UNLUCKY with HRs (regression coming). Negative = lucky (regression up). >+0.5 elite regression candidate.
85th pctile
16.7%
Pool HR Rate ?% of LongDong scored matchups against this pitcher that resulted in a HR. Internal benchmark.
18
Pool Matchups
3
HRs Allowed (Pool)
2
Top-15 Matchups
1
HRs to Top-15
16.7%
HR Rate
Recent HR Splits
trend vs full-pool HR rate
Window Matchups Game Days HR HR Rate HR/Game Avg Max EV Avg HR EV Avg HR LA Avg HR Dist Trend
Last 7 18 2 3 16.7% 1.5 96.9mph 103.4mph 27.7° 402ft Flat +0.0pp
Last 15 18 2 3 16.7% 1.5 96.9mph 103.4mph 27.7° 402ft Flat +0.0pp
Last 30 18 2 3 16.7% 1.5 96.9mph 103.4mph 27.7° 402ft Flat +0.0pp
Batted-Ball Damage
18 tracked BBE from 18 pool matchups
96.9
106.3
11
0
103.4
27.7°
402
Date Batter Max EV HR EV HR LA HR Dist HR?
2026-06-01 Kody Clemens 105.8mph · · · ·
2026-06-01 Josh Bell 105.8mph · · · ·
2026-06-01 Tristan Gray 104.3mph 101.4mph 34° 384ft Yes
2026-06-01 Brooks Lee 102.8mph · · · ·
2026-06-01 Victor Caratini 100.0mph · · · ·
2026-05-27 Byron Buxton 106.3mph 106.3mph 21° 417ft Yes
2026-05-27 Kody Clemens 102.6mph 102.6mph 28° 405ft Yes
2026-05-27 Tristan Gray 100.0mph · · · ·
HRs Allowed Per Game Day
2 days · 3 total HRs
HRs Allowed
3 home runs against scored batters
Date Batter Rank Score Stadium EV Angle Dist
2026-06-01 Tristan Gray #117 34 Target Field 101.4mph 34.0° 384ft
2026-05-27 Byron Buxton #1 85 Rate Field 106.3mph 21.0° 417.0ft
2026-05-27 Kody Clemens #82 51 Rate Field 102.6mph 28.0° 405.0ft
Pitch Arsenal
higher RV = more hittable
Pitch Pitches Usage RV/100 Avg EV Avg LA HRs
Fastball 75 33.8% +1.7 83.7 14.2° 2
Curveball 72 32.4% +0.7 83.3 24.0° 2
Cutter 33 14.9% +0.4 85.8 5.1° 0
Sinker 21 9.5% -2.1 77.8 12.8° 0
Quality of Contact
FanGraphs season stats
Barrel%
0.0%
0.0%
HardHit%
61.1%
61.1%
All Scored Matchups
18 matchups · newest first
Date Batter Rank Score Tier Form HR?
2026-06-01 Luke Keaschall #139 23 ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-06-01 Victor Caratini #128 31 ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-06-01 Trevor Larnach #118 33 ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-06-01 Tristan Gray #117 34 ⚪ D 📉 COOL 💥
2026-06-01 Josh Bell #116 34 ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-06-01 Austin Martin #111 36 ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-06-01 Brooks Lee #74 44 ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-06-01 Kody Clemens #41 53 🟠 C ➖ NTRL ·
2026-06-01 Byron Buxton #3 76 🟡 B 📈 WARM ·
2026-05-27 Luke Keaschall #195 34 ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-05-27 Austin Martin #145 41 ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-05-27 Trevor Larnach #136 42 ⚪ D ➖ NTRL ·
2026-05-27 Josh Bell #131 43 ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-27 Tristan Gray #112 46 ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-05-27 Brooks Lee #111 46 ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-05-27 Alex Jackson #88 49 ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-05-27 Kody Clemens #82 51 🟠 C ➖ NTRL 💥
2026-05-27 Byron Buxton #1 85 🟢 A 📈 WARM 💥
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