Esmerlyn Valdez or Evan Carter

Baseball Stats Comparison

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Esmerlyn Valdez or Evan Carter Player Statistics
	Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
2026 Stats


At Bats	356	236

Runs	49	39

Hits	70	55

Singles	45	24

Doubles	13	14

Triples	3	1

Home Runs	9	16

RBI	35	46

Stolen Bases	15	0

Caught Stealing	2	1

Walks	44	41

Strikeouts	102	106

Batting Average	.197	.233

On Base Pct	.291	.345

Slugging Pct	.326	.504

On-base Plus Slugging	.617	.849

Esmerlyn Valdez or Evan Carter Player Projections
	Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
2026 Projections


At Bats	394	28

Runs	57	3

Hits	95	6

Singles	59	4

Doubles	18	1

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	12	1

RBI	48	4

Stolen Bases	19	0

Caught Stealing	4	0

Walks	45	2

Strikeouts	101	9

Batting Average	.240	.228

On Base Pct	.318	.287

Slugging Pct	.395	.377

On-base Plus Slugging	.713	.663

Esmerlyn Valdez or Evan Carter Player Notes
	Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX	Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
News
	Evan Carter went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Rays with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Sep 6th	Esmerlyn Valdez went 1-for-4 with a home run in the Pirates 5-4 win over the Cardinals on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th
	Evan Carter went 2-for-3 in a win over the Rays with a walk, one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 29th	Esmerlyn Valdez went 1-for-3 with a home run in the Pirates 3-2 win over the Padres on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	Evan Carter went 2-for-4 in a win over the Mariners with one double, one stolen base, and one run scored. Chris Schommer Mon, Jul 27th	Esmerlyn Valdez is expected to be in the lineup in Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	Evan Carter went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Mariners with one walk, one stolen base, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 26th	The Pirates didn’t provide an update on Esmerlyn Valdez following Monday’s game against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	Evan Carter went 2-for-4 in a 7-6 win over the Braves with a two-run home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th	Esmerlyn Valdez was removed from Monday’s game against the Diamondbacks after being hit by a pitch on the left hand. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
Notes
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Esmerlyn Valdez or Evan Carter Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX			Esmerlyn Valdez 1B,LF,RF - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#369
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#365
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#42
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#232	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#146	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#232	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#222	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#407
Thu, May 14th				vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#227	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#291	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#305
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Thu, Jun 4th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#328
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#339	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#129
Wed, Jun 17th				@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#303	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#376
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#342
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#319	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#230
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#209	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#132	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#164	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Thu, Aug 6th				@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#125
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#160
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#236	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#69
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#353	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#101
Mon, Aug 17th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#151	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#149
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#10
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#274	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#140
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#244	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#164
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#47	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#101	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			@ DET
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#407
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114