Nolan Arenado vs Andrew Abbott

The Almanac's Take

Arenado gets the platoon edge here against left-hander Abbott, and his season line — .241/.310/.405 with 8 home runs across 242 PA — reflects a bat that's functional but not surging. Abbott's 3.84 ERA looks reasonable, but the 4.1 BB/9 and 1.39 WHIP suggest he's leaving room, and right-handed hitters are exactly the exposure he carries. The head-to-head is 24 PA, barely a sample — still, Arenado is 9-for-23 with 2 home runs and a 92.3 mph average exit velocity in those looks, and Abbott has leaned heavily on the changeup (36.7%) against him, a pitch Arenado has clearly squared up.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.391

9-for-23

PA

24

HR

2

K

2

BB

1

Pitches seen

90

Avg exit velo

92.3 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

• 2026-06-14Single · Changeup 86.1 mph · 76.6 mph EV
• 2026-06-14Field Out
• 2025-09-16Field Out · Changeup 85.4 mph · 81.7 mph EV
• 2025-09-16Field Out · Changeup 86.0 mph · 80.7 mph EV
• 2025-09-16Sac Fly · 4-Seam Fastball 93.7 mph · 94.5 mph EV
• 2025-06-22Field Out · Changeup 83.2 mph · 87.4 mph EV
• 2025-06-22Field Out · Changeup 85.3 mph · 88.5 mph EV
• 2025-06-22Single · Changeup 86.1 mph · 95.9 mph EV
• 2025-05-01Single · 4-Seam Fastball 90.9 mph · 64.5 mph EV
• 2025-05-01Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 91.6 mph
• 2024-08-12Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 92.1 mph · 92.1 mph EV
• 2024-08-12Single · Changeup 85.4 mph · 102.1 mph EV
• 2024-08-12Strikeout · Sweeper 83.1 mph
• 2024-06-27Field Out · Sweeper 81.5 mph · 82.1 mph EV
• 2024-06-27Home Run · 4-Seam Fastball 93.0 mph · 105.5 mph EV
• 2024-06-27Strikeout · Changeup 86.4 mph
• 2024-05-28Field Out · Changeup 86.0 mph · 96.9 mph EV
• 2024-05-28Home Run · 4-Seam Fastball 92.4 mph · 107.5 mph EV
• 2024-05-28Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 92.3 mph · 95.3 mph EV
• 2023-09-08Single · Changeup 87.8 mph · 100.3 mph EV
• 2023-09-08Single · Changeup 87.7 mph · 100.3 mph EV
• 2023-06-10Field Out · Changeup 86.8 mph · 97.4 mph EV
• 2023-06-10Single · 4-Seam Fastball 93.6 mph · 104.4 mph EV
• 2023-06-10Walk · Changeup 87.0 mph