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Marcus Semien

matchup for John Means

429th out of 436 (Worst 2%)

John Means

matchup for Marcus Semien

47th out of 567 (Best 9%)

Extreme advantage for Semien

Marcus Semien has a 34.2% chance of reaching base vs John Means, which is 1.6% higher than Semien's typical expectations, and 3.3% higher than batters facing Means.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	34.2%	26.1%	4.8%	6.6%	14.6%	8.1%	13.4%
Semien	+1.6	+3.0	+1.4	+1.5	+0.0	-1.4	-4.0
Means	+3.3	+2.1	+1.4	+0.1	+0.5	+1.2	-7.5

Marcus Semien is about the same vs left-handed pitching as he is against right. John Means is left handed with an over-the-top delivery. Semien has a B grade vs this particular release point.

John Means throws a 4-seam fastball 49% of the time. Marcus Semien 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. Marcus Semien 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. Marcus Semien has an A 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%

9.1% of Marcus Semien's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 9.2% 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

18%

Strikeout -9.2% -0.2% 4%

Walk +0.8% -2.7% 36%

In Play +8.4% +2.9% 39%

On Base +1.5% -4.8% 31%

Hit +0.7% -2.0% 14%

Single -0.3% -1.5% 13%

2B / 3B +0.1% -1.1% 3%

Home Run +0.9% +0.5%

29.0% of Marcus Semien's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 5.4% 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 -0.4% -0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder -5.4% -11.1% 7%

Hard Grounder +0.6% -1.7% 14%

Low Screamer +0.1% +0.6% 9%

Rising Liner -2.1% +0.6% 4%

Maybe Homer +0.1% +0.5% 3%

Likely Homer +0.7% 0.0% 1%

No Doubter -0.1% +0.5% 20%

Routine Flyout +5.7% +5.9% 3%

Pop up +0.7% +4.8%

17.8% of Marcus Semien's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 6.5% lower 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 -0.4% -0.5% 21%

75 to 86 mph +1.2% +1.1% 18%

87 to 93 mph +2.0% -3.4% 19%

94 to 99 mph +3.8% +0.4% 24%

Above 100 mph -6.5% +2.4%

12.3% of Marcus Semien's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 0.8% 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%