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Tommy Pham

matchup for John Means

291st out of 436 (Worst 33%)

John Means

matchup for Tommy Pham

157th out of 567 (Best 29%)

Strong advantage for Pham

Tommy Pham has a 32.2% chance of reaching base vs John Means, which is 0.3% higher than Pham's typical expectations, and 1.3% higher than batters facing Means.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	32.2%	24.7%	2.9%	7.0%	14.7%	7.6%	20.3%
Pham	-0.3	+2.3	+0.7	+2.0	-0.5	-2.6	-2.4
Means	+1.3	+0.6	-0.4	+0.5	+0.6	+0.6	-0.6

Tommy Pham is better vs left-handed pitching. John Means is left handed with an over-the-top delivery. Pham has a C+ grade vs this particular release point.

John Means throws a 4-seam fastball 49% of the time. Tommy Pham has an A grade against left-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

49%

Changeup (L)

28%

Slider (L)

12%

Curve (L)

11%

9% of John Means's pitches are classified as Meatballs, which is 4% higher than the MLB average. Tommy Pham has an A+ grade against this type of pitch.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Meatball 9%

+4%

Likely Ball 21%

+1%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Strong Challenge 6%

+1%

Mid Challenge 12%

+1%

Chaser 6%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+0%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

Weak Challenge 3%

-6%

31% of John Means's pitches are classified as Extreme Ride, which is 27% higher than the MLB average. Tommy Pham has a B- grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Extreme Ride 31%

+27%

Medium Break 40%

+21%

Offspeed (L) 28%

+15%

Medium Fast Velo 24%

+9%

13.9% of Tommy Pham's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 1.2% lower than the league average. John Means strikes out 14.7% of the batters he faces, which is 0.2% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

15%

Strikeout -1.2% -0.2% 5%

Walk -1.5% -2.7% 38%

In Play +2.6% +2.9% 39%

On Base +4.2% -4.8% 31%

Hit +5.7% -2.0% 14%

Single +2.9% -1.5% 13%

2B / 3B +3.4% -1.1% 3%

Home Run -0.7% +0.5%

39.1% of Tommy Pham's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 4.7% higher than the league average. John Means induces Standard Grounders at a 23.3% rate, which is 11.1% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.2% -0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder +4.7% -11.1% 7%

Hard Grounder +1.2% -1.7% 14%

Low Screamer -2.1% +0.6% 9%

Rising Liner +0.5% +0.6% 4%

Maybe Homer +1.2% +0.5% 3%

Likely Homer -0.5% 0.0% 1%

No Doubter -0.3% +0.5% 20%

Routine Flyout -3.1% +5.9% 3%

Pop up -1.4% +4.8%

31.7% of Tommy Pham's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 7.4% higher than the league average. 26.7% of batted balls allowed by John Means are hit at above 100 mph, which is 2.4% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -2.5% -0.5% 21%

75 to 86 mph -0.8% +1.1% 18%

87 to 93 mph -2.4% -3.4% 19%

94 to 99 mph -1.7% +0.4% 24%

Above 100 mph +7.4% +2.4%

8.9% of Tommy Pham's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 2.6% lower than the league average. 12.5% of batted balls allowed by John Means are hit at this angle, which is 1.0% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%