Cal Raleigh vs Gavin Williams

The Almanac's Take

Raleigh switch-hits, so he gets the left-handed side against Williams, giving him the conventional platoon edge — the one real structural positive here. The season line, though, is rough: a .160/.266/.562 OPS through 286 PA, with a 32.2% strikeout rate that matches badly against Williams's 10.9 K/9. The 12 career plate appearances between them are too thin to weigh — 1 hit, 5 strikeouts, an 81.0 mph average exit velocity — call it a footnote. Williams at a 4.00 ERA and 1.14 WHIP over 119.1 innings is steady, and Raleigh's current-season form doesn't give him a clear path to damage.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.111

1-for-9

PA

12

HR

0

K

5

BB

3

Pitches seen

59

Avg exit velo

81.0 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

• 2026-06-28Walk · Sweeper 86.4 mph
• 2026-06-28Walk · Cutter 93.5 mph
• 2026-06-28Single · Sinker 97.8 mph · 77.3 mph EV
• 2026-03-27Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 95.4 mph
• 2026-03-27Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 98.6 mph
• 2026-03-27Strikeout · Cutter 94.3 mph
• 2025-08-30Field Out · Curveball 80.6 mph · 59.1 mph EV
• 2025-08-30Strikeout · Curveball 82.8 mph
• 2025-08-30Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 97.2 mph
• 2025-06-13Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 93.3 mph · 94.5 mph EV
• 2025-06-13Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.7 mph · 92.9 mph EV
• 2025-06-13Walk · Curveball 80.8 mph