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Christian Bethancourt

matchup for Zack Littell

191st out of 436 (Best 45%)

Zack Littell

matchup for C. Bethancourt

285th out of 567 (Best 51%)

Moderate advantage for Littell

Christian Bethancourt has a 26.1% chance of reaching base vs Zack Littell, which is 1.2% lower than Bethancourt's typical expectations, and 1.3% lower than batters facing Littell.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	26.1%	23.2%	3.5%	5.6%	14.0%	3.0%	28.2%
Bethancourt	-1.2	+0.2	+0.4	+0.5	-0.7	-1.4	-0.5
Littell	-1.3	+1.4	+0.7	+0.3	+0.5	-2.7	+4.7

Christian Bethancourt is a bit worse vs right-handed pitching. Zack Littell is right handed with an over-the-top delivery. Bethancourt has an A+ grade vs this particular release point.

Zack Littell throws a Slider 38% of the time. Christian Bethancourt has a B+ grade against right-handed Sliders

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

Slider (R)

38%

4-Seam (R)

37%

Splitter (R)

15%

Sinker (R)

8% of Zack Littell's pitches are classified as Meatballs, which is 2% 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 8%

+2%

Mid Challenge 13%

+2%

Fringe Miss 14%

+1%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Chaser 7%

+0%

Weak Challenge 8%

+0%

Strong Challenge 4%

-1%

Likely Ball 18%

-2%

Non-Competitive 10%

-3%

38% of Zack Littell's pitches are classified as Medium Break Toward Third Base, which is 19% higher than the MLB average. Christian Bethancourt has an A+ grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Break 38%

+19%

Just Gravity 26%

+12%

Breaking (R) 39%

+8%

16.5% of Christian Bethancourt's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 3.3% higher than the league average. Zack Littell strikes out 15.1% of the batters he faces, which is 0.6% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

13%

Strikeout +3.3% -0.6% 6%

Walk -4.3% -3.4% 39%

In Play +1.0% +4.0% 39%

On Base -6.4% -1.9% 31%

Hit -2.1% +1.5% 14%

Single -1.6% +0.4% 13%

2B / 3B -1.3% +0.5% 3%

Home Run +0.8% +0.6%

34.0% of Christian Bethancourt's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 0.4% lower than the league average. Zack Littell induces Standard Grounders at a 29.7% rate, which is 4.7% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +1.5% +0.2% 34%

Standard Grounder -0.4% -4.7% 7%

Hard Grounder +1.2% -0.9% 14%

Low Screamer -5.5% -0.2% 9%

Rising Liner -2.6% +1.5% 4%

Maybe Homer +3.6% +2.0% 3%

Likely Homer +3.5% +0.4% 1%

No Doubter -0.9% -0.5% 20%

Routine Flyout -0.1% -0.2% 3%

Pop up -0.4% +2.4%

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. 28.2% of batted balls allowed by Zack Littell are hit at above 100 mph, which is 3.9% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -0.2% -1.3% 21%

75 to 86 mph -1.7% +0.8% 18%

87 to 93 mph -5.1% -0.9% 19%

94 to 99 mph +0.4% -2.6% 24%

Above 100 mph +6.6% +3.9%

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. 12.6% of batted balls allowed by Zack Littell are hit at this angle, which is 1.1% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%