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Nick Gonzales

Bats R · 2026 player profile

MLB / 3B
Charts through 2026-09-27 · season stats retrieved 2026-10-13
Average.3032026 · MLB season
Home runs62026 · MLB season
RBI612026 · MLB season
OPS.7552026 · MLB season

Quality of contact

10-game rolling xwOBA

.200.300.400.50010-game xwOBALEAGUE AVG .302
10-game rolling xwOBA
League Avg

2026-03-26 — 2026-09-27 · 144 recorded dates. Higher xwOBA means stronger expected production.

PIT at —

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Our picks & reasoning

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OddsIndex analysis

Our picks on Gonzales

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Pick record checked Oct 13, 2026 ET. Local preview uses saved data.

Our past picks

Original reasoning and recorded results.

Showing 15 past picks from 15 linked picks since Jan 1, 2026 ET. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026 ET.

Nick Gonzales under 0.5 hitsV

Sep 22, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.8000

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Gonzales is 0-for-career vs Pallante across 12 PA spanning 2024, 2025, and 2026 — .000 AVG and 0.000 OPS in every single season measured. His 2026 season average is .302, which is why the market prices this over at -270, but the BvP record signals a specific, persistent inability to square up Pallante across multiple years and sample sizes. Under 0.5 hits at +180 offers clear value against a market anchored to season average rather than matchup history. The 12 PA sample is not small — roughly 10 at-bats with zero hits is a real signal, not noise.

Nick Gonzales under 0.5 hitsW

Aug 23, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.4000

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Career vs Blake Snell across 10 PA: .111 AVG, 0.311 OPS, 0 HR. Year-by-year breakdown shows consistent struggle: 2023 (0.200 OPS in 5 PA), 2024 (0.000 OPS in 2 PA), 2025 (0.666 OPS in 3 PA — small 3-PA sample, note accordingly). The overall 10-PA career line at .111 is the primary signal. Snell is running 12.0 K/9 in 2026 and limits hard contact when healthy. Gonzales hits .309 on the season but that production does not carry over vs Snell's arsenal. Market implies 41.7% chance of under — true probability closer to 50%+ given the BvP history, creating real value at +140.

Nick Gonzales over 1.5 total basesV

Aug 18, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.3600

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Career vs Montero: 4 PA, .500 AVG (2-for-4), 1.750 OPS, 1 HR — the best BvP mark of any PIT batter in this dataset. Season .308 AVG with a scorching L7d 1.026 OPS. His .402 SLG gives him extra-base capability, and the career HR vs Montero shows real power potential in this matchup. Over 1.5 total bases at +136 represents clear value given the BvP edge.

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At the plate

Which pitches he handles and how he makes decisions at the plate.

Where the ball goes

350 FTLeftCenterRight
Batted Balls453
Hits167
Home Runs6
Pull%55.2
Out
1B
2B/3B
HR

Contact by location

79.047 BIP91.239 BIP91.618 BIP89.039 BIP91.466 BIP90.253 BIP85.620 BIP95.336 BIP84.341 BIP70.2High86.9Away78.6Low77.4InsideCatcher's perspective
70.2mph
95.3mphExit velocity

Heatmap · exit velocity in mph · catcher’s view. Choose a pitch type above to filter measured contact.

Data detail

Season & career

Updated 2026-10-13. Seasons are split by team.

Season / teamGPAHHRRBIAVGOBPSLGOPS
2026 · Pittsburgh Pirates148608167661.303.367.388.755
2025 · Pittsburgh Pirates9640899530.260.299.362.661
2024 · Pittsburgh Pirates9438797749.270.311.398.709
2023 · Pittsburgh Pirates3512824213.209.268.348.616
Career373153138720153.275.326.381.707
Recorded game dates 144 dates

Existing chart-builder observations, grouped by date. Not an official box-score game log; missing values stay blank.

DatePA*xwOBABAEV (mph)Barrel fraction
2026-09-2740.5100.50089.90.000
2026-09-2540.4480.33384.00.000
2026-09-2440.3270.33377.80.000
2026-09-2340.4140.25097.30.333
2026-09-2040.0830.00072.10.000
2026-09-1940.2230.25086.80.000
2026-09-1840.3600.33393.80.000
2026-09-1740.1380.00099.70.000
2026-09-1540.5160.66795.40.000
2026-09-1340.1710.25092.70.000

*PA is the count of appearances with a positive wOBA denominator.

How to read these numbers
xwOBA

Sample: 608 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.

Exit velocity

Sample: 453 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Barrel rate

Sample: 453 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Hard-hit rate

Sample: 453 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Strikeout rate

Sample: 608 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.

Walk rate

Sample: 608 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.