Zone & Pitch Mix
Scores for 2026-11-13
Zone Match measures where a hitter does damage against where tonight's starter attacks the zone. Pitch Mix Match measures what the starter throws against the pitch types the hitter slugs, based on ISO by pitch type. Both are scored 0-100 against today's slate. N/A means the sample is too thin to trust. Scores use projected lineups until lineups are confirmed. Hitter and team scores read the same way everywhere on this page: higher is always better for the hitter and worse for the pitcher.
Combined Leaders
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Zone Match Leaders
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Pitch Mix Leaders
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Hitter zones versus pitcher attack zones
Where a hitter does damage, laid against where a pitcher actually throws and what he throws there. The edge you are looking for is overlap: a pitcher who lives in the part of the strike zone a hitter handles best.
Why zone overlap beats a surface matchup
Two pitchers with identical earned run averages can be completely different matchups for the same hitter. One works up in the zone with four-seam fastballs, the other lives low and away with breaking balls, and most hitters are meaningfully better against one of those than the other.
Hot and cold zones are built on large pitch samples rather than the handful of plate appearances that head to head history offers, which is why they hold up. A hitter with a clear hole low and inside will keep having it, and pitchers who can consistently reach that spot will keep exploiting it.
Pitch mix determines whether a pitcher can actually get to the spot that hurts. A pitcher whose best weapon is a slider that ends up low and away is not a threat to a hitter whose weakness is up and in, no matter how good the slider is.
Where this shows up in results
For DFS the practical use is separating hitters priced similarly. Two bats at the same salary against pitchers with the same numbers can have very different real matchups once you look at where the pitcher works.
For strikeout props it runs the other way. A pitcher facing a lineup with several hitters whose cold zone matches his primary location is a better strikeout bet than his overall rate implies, and that is often not reflected in the price.
Frequently asked questions
What is a hot zone?
The part of the strike zone where a hitter produces his best results, measured across a large sample of pitches.
Why use zones instead of batter versus pitcher stats?
Zone profiles are built on hundreds or thousands of pitches. Head to head samples are usually a dozen at bats and predict almost nothing.
How does pitch mix factor in?
It determines which zones a pitcher can reliably attack. A weakness only matters if the pitcher throws something that gets there.
Does this work for strikeout props?
Yes, and it is arguably the better use. A pitcher whose location matches a lineup's cold zones will beat his baseline strikeout rate.
Is the zone tool free?
Yes, the full board with a free account.