Esmerlyn Valdez

#55

Pittsburgh Pirates

Outfielder Bats R Throws R

6'2", 234 lbs · Born Jan 27, 2004 · Debut 2026

.232

2026 AVG

2026 HR

Career RBI

287

Career PA

Common Live

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Recent Form Snapshot

L5G

G5 AVG.133 HR1 OPS0.678

Pitch Matchup Intelligence

✅ Best vs

Fastball

OPS 1.006

⚠️ Weak vs

Changeup

OPS 0.343

Career Stats

.232

AVG

287

241

RBI

108

2026 Season

287

241

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K
2026-09-11	Chicago Cubs	A	3	0	0	0	0	2
2026-09-09	Chicago White Sox	A	2	1	1	1	1	0
2026-09-08	Chicago White Sox	A	4	1	0	1	1	0
2026-09-06	Los Angeles Angels	H	3	0	0	0	0	1
2026-09-05	Los Angeles Angels	H	3	0	0	0	1	2
2026-09-02	San Francisco Giants	H	4	0	0	1	1	3
2026-09-01	San Francisco Giants	H	5	1	0	0	0	3
2026-08-30	St. Louis Cardinals	A	4	1	1	2	0	1
2026-08-28	St. Louis Cardinals	A	4	0	0	0	0	2
2026-08-26	San Diego Padres	A	4	1	0	0	0	1

Recent Form

Window	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Last 5G	5	18	15	2	1	2	3	5	.133	.278	.400	0.678
Last 10G	10	40	36	5	2	5	4	15	.139	.225	.333	0.558

Vs Pitcher Hand

Split	PA	AB	H	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Sample
vs RHP	176	151	35	8	21	70	.232	.324	.437	0.761	reliable sample
vs LHP	111	90	21	9	21	38	.233	.378	.633	1.012	medium sample

Pitcher hand is taken from the actual pitcher for each completed plate appearance. Small samples remain labeled and are not a talent replacement.

Batting Order Breakdown

Slot	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Slot 1	1	3	3	2	—	1	—	1	.667	.667	.100
Slot 2	8	34	28	7	1	1	6	14	.250	.382	.464
Slot 4	37	155	127	27	8	28	25	60	.213	.342	.465
Slot 5	5	22	19	5	1	3	3	8	.263	.364	.526
Slot 6	10	35	32	8	4	7	3	13	.250	.314	.656
Slot 7	6	23	18	6	2	6	4	6	.333	.435	.722
Slot 8	3	7	6	1	1	1	1	3	.167	.286	.667
Slot 9	2	8	8	—	—	—	—	3	.000	.000	.000

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	34	135	116	27	9	23	18	53	.233	.341	.526	0.867
Away	38	152	125	29	8	24	24	55	.232	.349	.496	0.845

Today's Pitch-Family Matchup

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Esmerlyn Valdez compare to other MLB hitters?

Isolated Power

.278

98th

Walk Rate

14.6%

97th

HR Rate

0.059

97th

Slugging %

.510

96th

OPS

0.855

95th

On-Base %

.345

80th

BB/K Ratio

0.389

52th

Batting Average

.232

38th

Strikeout Rate

37.6%

1th

SB Rate

0.000

0th

Benchmark: mlb_hitters_2026_min100pa · 100 PA minimum · 465 qualifying players

Pitch Family Matchup 2026

Fastball Best

OPS1.006 PA165 K%34.6% Whiff41.8%

Slider/Sweeper

OPS0.874 PA73 K%32.9% Whiff49.4%

Changeup Weak

OPS0.343 PA40 K%45.0% Whiff54.2%

Curve/Slurve

OPS0.705 PA12 K%50.0% Whiff41.9%

Splitter/Forkball

OPS0.143 PA7 K%71.4% Whiff47.8%

Other/Unknown

OPS2.000 PA1 K%0.0% Whiff—

Hitter vs Pitch Families 2026

Pitch Family	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	K%	BB%	HR	Hard%	Brl%	Whiff%	CSW%	Rank	Sample	Read
Fastball	165	.288	.394	.612	1.006	.324	34.6%	14.5%	11	56.6%	15.7%	41.8%	32.2%	#265	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	73	.196	.356	.518	0.874	.322	32.9%	19.2%	5	38.2%	26.5%	49.4%	34.9%	#224	Small-ish	—
Changeup	40	.088	.225	.118	0.343	.030	45.0%	15.0%	0	31.3%	0.0%	54.2%	33.6%	#684	Small-ish	—
Curve/Slurve	12	.182	.250	.455	0.705	.273	50.0%	8.3%	1	60.0%	40.0%	41.9%	33.7%	#314	Small	—
Splitter/Forkball	7	.000	.143	.000	0.143	.000	71.4%	14.3%	0	0.0%	0.0%	47.8%	37.5%	#464	Small	—
Other/Unknown	1	.100	.100	.100	2.000	.000	0.0%	0.0%	0	100.0%	0.0%	—	50.0%	#31	Small	—

Best family = highest OPS (≥ small sample). Rank is OPS vs all MLB hitters facing same pitch family this season.

Hitter vs Individual Pitch Types 2026

Pitch	Family	PA	OPS	ISO	K%	Whiff%	Hard%	Brl%	Rank	Read
FF	Fastball	96	0.886	.301	43.8%	53.5%	61.0%	19.5%	#387	—
SISmall-ish	Fastball	51	1.190	.325	19.6%	26.8%	45.2%	9.7%	#157	—
SLSmall-ish	Slider/Sweeper	41	1.087	.424	31.7%	53.2%	52.4%	38.1%	#135	—
CHSmall-ish	Changeup	40	0.343	.030	45.0%	54.2%	31.3%	0.0%	#684	—
STSmall-ish	Slider/Sweeper	32	0.573	.174	34.4%	45.0%	15.4%	7.7%	#402	—
FCSmall	Fastball	16	1.045	.466	31.3%	37.8%	70.0%	20.0%	#236	—
CUSmall	Curve/Slurve	7	0.453	.000	42.9%	38.1%	33.3%	0.0%	#494	—
FSSmall	Splitter/Forkball	7	0.143	.000	71.4%	47.8%	0.0%	0.0%	#460	—
KCSmall	Curve/Slurve	4	1.250	.750	50.0%	42.9%	100.0%	100.0%	#83	—
SVSmall	Curve/Slurve	1	0.000	.000	100.0%	66.7%	—	—	#186	—
FASmall	Fastball	2	2.000	.000	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	#29	—
EPSmall	Other/Unknown	1	2.000	.000	0.0%	—	100.0%	0.0%	#22	—

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Esmerlyn Valdez RF · Pirates

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24h

+3 (+9.1%)

-22 (-37.9%)

Arm Str 68

Speed 54

Power R 46

Power L 45

Contact L 43

Contact R 34

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