Maikel Garcia vs Gavin Williams

The Almanac's Take

Garcia and Williams are both right-handed, so there's no platoon edge here. The season read isn't flattering for Garcia either — a .703 OPS and 14.5% strikeout rate against a pitcher running a 10.4 K/9 with a 3.76 K/BB ratio is a rough combination. Williams has been one of the cleaner arms in the game at 3.20 ERA and 1.07 WHIP over 81.2 innings. The head-to-head is technically Statcast-era but barely: 26 PA, a .136 average, and 6 strikeouts. That 3-for-22 line is a footnote. Everything here points Williams' direction.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.136

3-for-22

PA

26

HR

1

K

6

BB

4

Pitches seen

99

Avg exit velo

88.7 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

• 2026-05-05Strikeout · Sinker 96.2 mph
• 2026-05-05Field Out · Sinker 96.6 mph · 101.9 mph EV
• 2026-05-05Walk · Sinker 97.1 mph
• 2026-04-07Strikeout · Sinker 95.5 mph
• 2026-04-07Field Out · Sweeper 86.7 mph · 95.2 mph EV
• 2026-04-07Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 96.9 mph
• 2025-09-11Force Out · Sinker 95.6 mph · 70.5 mph EV
• 2025-09-11Field Out · Sinker 96.0 mph · 96.5 mph EV
• 2025-09-11Walk · Sinker 97.8 mph
• 2025-07-26Triple · Curveball 82.8 mph · 98.5 mph EV
• 2025-07-26Home Run · Cutter 92.6 mph · 103.2 mph EV
• 2025-07-26Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 92.6 mph
• 2025-03-29Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 97.4 mph · 88.7 mph EV
• 2025-03-29Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 97.9 mph · 72.9 mph EV
• 2024-09-02Field Out · Cutter 90.7 mph · 84.3 mph EV
• 2024-09-02Double · Curveball 80.9 mph · 97.9 mph EV
• 2024-08-27Walk · 4-Seam Fastball 94.7 mph
• 2024-08-27Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 96.6 mph · 106.5 mph EV
• 2023-07-26Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.7 mph · 70.6 mph EV
• 2023-07-26Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.3 mph · 85.6 mph EV
• 2023-07-08Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 94.3 mph · 88.0 mph EV
• 2023-07-08Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 97.9 mph
• 2023-07-08Strikeout · Slider 83.5 mph
• 2023-06-27Field Out · Slider 82.4 mph · 65.1 mph EV
• 2023-06-27Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 95.9 mph · 94.3 mph EV
• 2023-06-27Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 96.4 mph