Free Cheat Sheet — Wednesday, August 19
The hitters with the best career numbers against today's starting pitchers — free, updated daily.
Shohei Ohtani
LAD @ COL · vs Kyle Freeland · Batting 1st
9-for-16 · 3 HR · 1.799 OPS
.562
BvP average (18 PA)
Composite score: 100.0
Andy Pages
LAD @ COL · vs Kyle Freeland · Batting 2nd
6-for-13 · 2 HR · 1.577 OPS
.462
BvP average (14 PA)
Composite score: 78.8
Tommy Edman
LAD @ COL · vs Kyle Freeland · Batting 4th
5-for-15 · 2 HR · 1.200 OPS
.333
BvP average (15 PA)
Composite score: 65.7
Christian Yelich
MIL @ SEA · vs Logan Gilbert · Batting 7th
4-for-9 · 2 HR · 1.556 OPS
.444
BvP average (9 PA)
Composite score: 65.5
Carlos Narvaez
BAL @ NYY · vs Will Warren · Batting 9th
2-for-5 · 1 HR · 1.625 OPS
.400
BvP average (8 PA)
Composite score: 60.0
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Unlock the Full SheetBvP is one of the oldest angles in baseball betting, and also one of the most misused. Raw career numbers hide two traps: tiny samples that are pure noise, and stale results from years ago when both players were different. The fix is weighting — by plate appearances, by recency, and by the quality of contact behind the results.
The strongest BvP angles combine a meaningful sample (15+ plate appearances), hard contact (high exit velocity and barrel rate, not just bloop hits), and a confirmed spot in today's lineup. A hitter batting cleanup gets roughly one more plate appearance against the starter than a bottom-of-the-order bat, which matters for hit and total-base props.
Pair BvP with current form: a hitter who owns a pitcher historically and is barreling the ball this month is a much better bet than one riding a cold streak. Members see both sides — full BvP history plus each hitter's recent Statcast trends.
BvP stands for "batter versus pitcher" — a hitter's career results against a specific pitcher. Bettors use BvP history to find hitters who consistently see a pitcher well, most often for hit, total base, and home run props.
Each matchup gets a composite score that weights the raw results (average, OPS, home runs) by sample size and blends in quality-of-contact data like exit velocity and barrel rate. A 3-for-5 with weak contact scores lower than a 6-for-18 full of hard-hit balls.
Small BvP samples are noisy — 5 at-bats tell you very little on their own. That is why our score weights by plate appearances and contact quality rather than treating a .600 average in 5 at-bats the same as a .400 average in 25. Use BvP as one input alongside current form and platoon splits, not as a standalone system.
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