Aaron Judge vs MacKenzie Gore

The Almanac's Take

Judge carries a real platoon edge here against Gore's left arm, and his .923 OPS through 58 games is the firmest signal on the board. Gore's 4.80 ERA and 1.28 WHIP over 110.2 innings suggest a pitcher who has been hittable, and his 3.4 BB/9 means Judge's 16.7% walk rate gives him another avenue on base. The head-to-head is 12 plate appearances — two home runs and a 97.7 mph average exit velocity are interesting color, but that's too thin to weight heavily. The season read does the work here: a right-handed bat with a .378 OBP against a left-hander running a sub-3.0 K/BB ratio is a sound foundation.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.300

3-for-10

PA

12

HR

2

K

2

BB

2

Pitches seen

52

Avg exit velo

97.7 mph

Career meetings in the Statcast era (2015–present). Even a clear edge over a handful of plate appearances is a small sample — read it as color, not a projection.

Pitch mix to the batter

Plate-appearance log

• 2026-05-07Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.0 mph · 99.5 mph EV
• 2026-05-07Field Out · Curveball 81.3 mph · 103.6 mph EV
• 2026-05-07Field Out · Changeup 85.2 mph · 105.3 mph EV
• 2025-08-26Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 95.4 mph
• 2025-08-26Walk · Cutter 90.4 mph
• 2025-08-26Field Out · Changeup 87.5 mph · 96.5 mph EV
• 2024-08-28Single · Changeup 87.2 mph · 64.3 mph EV
• 2024-08-28Walk · Curveball 83.0 mph
• 2024-08-28Strikeout · Cutter 93.3 mph
• 2023-08-23Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.0 mph · 88.0 mph EV
• 2023-08-23Home Run · 4-Seam Fastball 94.4 mph · 112.8 mph EV
• 2023-08-23Home Run · Curveball 84.4 mph · 111.3 mph EV