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Starling Marte

matchup for Caleb Thielbar

259th out of 436 (Worst 41%)

Caleb Thielbar

matchup for Starling Marte

348th out of 567 (Worst 39%)

Moderate advantage for Marte

Starling Marte has a 32.1% chance of reaching base vs Caleb Thielbar, which is 0.8% lower than Marte's typical expectations, and 0.3% higher than batters facing Thielbar.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	32.1%	24.6%	3.8%	4.6%	16.1%	7.6%	30.2%
Marte	-0.8	-1.6	+1.1	-0.5	-2.2	+0.8	+6.8
Thielbar	+0.3	+2.8	+0.5	-0.4	+2.7	-2.5	+2.2

Starling Marte is about the same vs left-handed pitching as he is against right. Caleb Thielbar is left handed with an over-the-top delivery. Marte has an A- grade vs this particular release point.

Caleb Thielbar throws a 4-seam fastball 49% of the time. Starling Marte has a C+ grade against left-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

49%

Slider (L)

29%

Curve (L)

22%

16% of Caleb Thielbar's pitches are classified as Mid Challenges, which is 5% higher than the MLB average. Starling Marte has a B- grade against this type of pitch.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Mid Challenge 16%

+5%

Strong Challenge 9%

+4%

Likely Ball 20%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+0%

Edge Painter 17%

Chaser 5%

-1%

Meatball 3%

-2%

Weak Challenge 6%

-3%

Non-Competitive 8%

-4%

50% of Caleb Thielbar's pitches are classified as Breaking Pitches, which is 21% higher than the MLB average. Starling Marte has a C+ grade against this type of pitch from left handers.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Breaking (L) 50%

+21%

Small Break 29%

+21%

Slow Lob 22%

+18%

Extreme Drop 22%

+17%

13.8% of Starling Marte's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 1.4% lower than the league average. Caleb Thielbar strikes out 18.8% of the batters he faces, which is 5.2% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

15%

Strikeout -1.4% +5.2% 5%

Walk -1.4% +1.9% 38%

In Play +2.8% -7.1% 39%

On Base +4.0% -6.1% 31%

Hit +5.4% -8.0% 14%

Single +2.6% -4.3% 13%

2B / 3B +3.3% -3.9% 3%

Home Run -0.5% +0.2%

41.6% of Starling Marte's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 7.1% higher than the league average. Caleb Thielbar induces Standard Grounders at a 31.6% rate, which is 2.8% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +0.5% -0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder +7.1% -2.8% 7%

Hard Grounder +0.4% -3.1% 14%

Low Screamer -0.9% -0.5% 9%

Rising Liner -0.2% -1.4% 4%

Maybe Homer +0.4% -0.7% 3%

Likely Homer -1.4% +0.9% 1%

No Doubter +0.4% +0.4% 20%

Routine Flyout -4.8% +2.4% 3%

Pop up -1.6% +5.0%

25.2% of Starling Marte's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 0.9% higher than the league average. 23.3% of batted balls allowed by Caleb Thielbar are hit at above 100 mph, which is 1.0% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +4.0% +2.4% 21%

75 to 86 mph -1.0% +1.4% 18%

87 to 93 mph -2.3% +2.0% 19%

94 to 99 mph -1.5% -4.6% 24%

Above 100 mph +0.9% -1.0%

10.4% of Starling Marte's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 1.0% lower than the league average. 10.7% of batted balls allowed by Caleb Thielbar are hit at this angle, which is 0.8% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%