Nolan Gorman vs Paul Skenes

The Almanac's Take

Gorman gets the platoon edge as a lefty against Skenes, but his season numbers make it hard to lean on — .198/.286/.602 OPS through 210 PA is a rough foundation against anyone. Skenes is running a 10.5 K/9 and 1.05 WHIP over 110 innings, and Gorman's 32.4% strikeout rate puts him squarely in the danger zone there. The 11-PA head-to-head is too thin to mean anything — three hits, four strikeouts, an 84.5 mph average exit velocity — treat it as noise. The platoon split is real, but Gorman's current form doesn't give you much reason to build around it.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.273

3-for-11

PA

11

HR

0

K

4

BB

0

Pitches seen

43

Avg exit velo

84.5 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

• 2026-04-30Field Out · Changeup 89.7 mph · 59.5 mph EV
• 2026-04-30Single · 4-Seam Fastball 97.0 mph · 106.5 mph EV
• 2026-04-30Strikeout · Changeup 89.5 mph
• 2025-07-01Single · 4-Seam Fastball 100.1 mph · 103.4 mph EV
• 2025-07-01Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 99.2 mph
• 2024-07-23Field Out · 4-Seam Fastball 100.8 mph · 99.6 mph EV
• 2024-07-23Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 98.3 mph
• 2024-07-23Single · Split-Finger 93.7 mph · 71.1 mph EV
• 2024-06-11Strikeout · 4-Seam Fastball 99.3 mph
• 2024-06-11Field Out · Split-Finger 94.6 mph · 87.8 mph EV
• 2024-06-11Field Out · Split-Finger 93.8 mph · 63.8 mph EV