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
Taijuan Walker
Taijuan Walker RHP PHI
18 matchups scored · 2 game days
4 HRs Allowed
22.2% HR Rate (Pool)
22.4% Overall HR/FB
6.5 FIP
4.37 xFIP
+2.12 FIP-xFIP Gap
HR Vulnerability Snapshot Pool + today context
2.0
Pool HR/G ?Home runs allowed per tracked LongDong game day. Used when season HR/9 is unavailable.
22.4%
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.
92th pctile
0.0%
Barrel% Allowed ?Percentage of contact against this pitcher classified as barrels (perfect EV+LA). >12% elite-bad, <5% elite-good.
85.7%
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.
6.5
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.
95th pctile
4.37
xFIP ?FIP with HR/FB normalised to league average. Better predictor of FUTURE HR rate than FIP.
+2.12
FIP − xFIP ?Positive gap = pitcher has been UNLUCKY with HRs (regression coming). Negative = lucky (regression up). >+0.5 elite regression candidate.
98th pctile
22.2%
Pool HR Rate ?% of LongDong scored matchups against this pitcher that resulted in a HR. Internal benchmark.
18
Pool Matchups
4
HRs Allowed (Pool)
3
Top-15 Matchups
0
HRs to Top-15
22.2%
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 9 1 3 33.3% 3.0 100.0mph 106.0mph 24.0° 382ft Up +11.1pp
Last 15 18 2 4 22.2% 2.0 99.6mph 105.3mph 26.0° 396ft Flat +0.0pp
Last 30 18 2 4 22.2% 2.0 99.6mph 105.3mph 26.0° 396ft Flat +0.0pp
Batted-Ball Damage
14 tracked BBE from 18 pool matchups
99.6
110.7
12
0
105.3
26.0°
396
Date Batter Max EV HR EV HR LA HR Dist HR?
2026-04-17 Michael Harris II 110.7mph 110.7mph 19° 367ft Yes
2026-04-17 Austin Riley 104.7mph 104.7mph 24° 374ft Yes
2026-04-17 Dominic Smith 102.7mph 102.7mph 29° 406ft Yes
2026-04-05 Mickey Moniak 108.7mph 103.1mph 32° 437ft Yes
2026-04-05 Brenton Doyle 102.8mph · · · ·
2026-04-05 Jordan Beck 101.6mph · · · ·
HRs Allowed Per Game Day
2 days · 4 total HRs
HRs Allowed
4 home runs against scored batters
Date Batter Rank Score Stadium EV Angle Dist
2026-04-17 Dominic Smith #25 69 Citizens Bank Park 102.7mph 29.0° 406.0ft
2026-04-17 Michael Harris II #36 65 Citizens Bank Park 110.7mph 19.0° 367.0ft
2026-04-17 Austin Riley #63 57 Citizens Bank Park 104.7mph 24.0° 374.0ft
2026-04-05 Mickey Moniak #19 56 Coors Field 103.1mph 32.0° 437.0ft
Pitch Arsenal
higher RV = more hittable
Pitch Pitches Usage RV/100 Avg EV Avg LA HRs
Splitter 98 23.1% +4.1 86.8 5.2° 1
Sinker 96 22.6% +3.8 83.6 21.5° 1
Cutter 84 19.8% +6.1 79.9 16.2° 3
Curveball 54 12.7% +1.5 72.3 5.8° 1
Slider 50 11.8% -1.2 79.4 30.9° 0
Fastball 42 9.9% +14.8 84.7 26.5° 2
Quality of Contact
FanGraphs season stats
Barrel%
0.0%
0.0%
HardHit%
85.7%
85.7%
All Scored Matchups
18 matchups · newest first
Date Batter Rank Score Tier Form HR?
2026-04-17 Mike Yastrzemski #118 44 ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-17 Austin Riley #63 57 🟠 C 📈 WARM 💥
2026-04-17 Ozzie Albies #48 61 🔵 C+ 📈 WARM ·
2026-04-17 Mauricio Dubón #46 62 🔵 C+ ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-17 Michael Harris II #36 65 🔵 C+ ❄ COLD 💥
2026-04-17 Dominic Smith #25 69 🔵 C+ 📉 COOL 💥
2026-04-17 Ronald Acuña Jr. #18 72 🟡 B ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-17 Drake Baldwin #7 80 🟢 A ➖ NTRL ·
2026-04-17 Matt Olson #1 93 🔥 A+ 📈 WARM ·
2026-04-05 Tyler Freeman #224 27 ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-04-05 Ryan Ritter #203 28 ⚪ D 🔥 HOT ·
2026-04-05 Ezequiel Tovar #83 41 ⚪ D 🔥 HOT ·
2026-04-05 Kyle Farmer #59 38 ⚪ D ❄ COLD ·
2026-04-05 Brenton Doyle #50 42 ⚪ D 📉 COOL ·
2026-04-05 Jordan Beck #38 43 ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-04-05 Michael Toglia #22 44 ⚪ D 📈 WARM ·
2026-04-05 Mickey Moniak #19 56 🟠 C ❄ COLD 💥
2026-04-05 Hunter Goodman #15 55 🟠 C 📈 WARM ·
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