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Christian Bethancourt

matchup for John Means

167th out of 436 (Best 39%)

John Means

matchup for C. Bethancourt

85th out of 567 (Best 16%)

Moderate advantage for Bethancourt

Christian Bethancourt has a 29.1% chance of reaching base vs John Means, which is 1.8% higher than Bethancourt's typical expectations, and 1.9% lower than batters facing Means.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	29.1%	25.5%	3.9%	6.0%	15.6%	3.6%	23.3%
Bethancourt	+1.8	+2.5	+0.9	+0.8	+0.8	-0.7	-5.3
Means	-1.9	+1.4	+0.6	-0.6	+1.5	-3.3	+2.4

Christian Bethancourt is slightly better vs left-handed pitching. John Means is left handed with an over-the-top delivery. Bethancourt has an A+ grade vs this particular release point.

John Means throws a 4-seam fastball 49% of the time. Christian Bethancourt 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. Christian Bethancourt 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. Christian Bethancourt hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Extreme Ride 31%

+27%

Medium Break 40%

+21%

Offspeed (L) 28%

+15%

Medium Fast Velo 24%

+9%

16.5% of Christian Bethancourt's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 3.3% higher 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

13%

Strikeout +3.3% -0.2% 6%

Walk -4.3% -2.7% 39%

In Play +1.0% +2.9% 39%

On Base -6.4% -4.8% 31%

Hit -2.1% -2.0% 14%

Single -1.6% -1.5% 13%

2B / 3B -1.3% -1.1% 3%

Home Run +0.8% +0.5%

34.0% of Christian Bethancourt's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 0.4% lower 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 +1.5% -0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder -0.4% -11.1% 7%

Hard Grounder +1.2% -1.7% 14%

Low Screamer -5.5% +0.6% 9%

Rising Liner -2.6% +0.6% 4%

Maybe Homer +3.6% +0.5% 3%

Likely Homer +3.5% 0.0% 1%

No Doubter -0.9% +0.5% 20%

Routine Flyout -0.1% +5.9% 3%

Pop up -0.4% +4.8%

30.9% of Christian Bethancourt's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 6.6% 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 -0.2% -0.5% 21%

75 to 86 mph -1.7% +1.1% 18%

87 to 93 mph -5.1% -3.4% 19%

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

Above 100 mph +6.6% +2.4%

13.5% of Christian Bethancourt's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 2.1% higher 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%