MLB · NL Central

Nick Gonzales

Pittsburgh Pirates3BBats: R · Throws: R

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At a glance

This season

.293

OBP

.343

SLG

.359

OPS

.702

2 HR · 32 RBI · 49 K (5%) · 16 BB · 1067 PA

MLB avg · .247 / .318 / .404 · .722 OPS

Last 10 games

.175

RBI

7-for-40

Across 49 starts in the last 60 days, he averages 4.3 plate appearances per game.

Quality of contact

Percentile rank vs qualified MLB hitters this season. The dot is the player's position — further right means better, regardless of metric. Computed across 271 plate appearances (216 balls in play).

Metric

Percentile

Value

Rank

xwOBA

.328

Avg Exit V

86.1 mph

Barrel %

2.8%

Hard-Hit %

37.5%

Whiff %

21.3%

K %

17.7%

BB %

5.9%

Split by opposing hand

Hits righties much harder than lefties (reverse-split for his bat side).

Stat	League	vs Lefties	vs Righties
BA	.247	.257	.308
OBP	.318	.325	.350
SLG	.404	.270	.395
OPS	.722	.595	.745
Sample	—	83 PA	197 PA

Pitch-by-pitch breakdown

How he performs against each pitch. Filter by pitch type, opposing pitcher hand, or recency. Color signal: green beats league average, red falls short.

Pitch type

All Four-seam Cutter Sinker Changeup Curveball Slider

Throws

Both Lefties Righties

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3 pitches · this season · combined vs both hands

Pitch	PA↑	BA	SLG	xwOBA	Whiff%	K%	Hard-hit%	Barrel%	Exit velo	Launch
Curveball	20	.211	.261	.283	41.7%	35.0%	33.3%	8.3%	84.3 mph	3.4°
Slider	65	.314	.461	.389	20.8%	10.8%	35.8%	3.3%	85.5 mph	13.1°
Sinker	69	.278	.294	.293	17.2%	14.5%	40.8%	0.0%	85.4 mph	-3.0°

Ballpark history

Ballpark	PA	HR	AVG	SLG	OPS
PIT	2129	5	.260	—	.438
MIL	251	2	.328	—	.563
CHC	217	1	.273	—	.428
CIN	206	0	.240	—	.348
STL	165	0	.293	—	.542