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Austin Slater

matchup for Felix Bautista

178th out of 436 (Best 42%)

Felix Bautista

matchup for Austin Slater

out of 564 (Worst %)

Strong advantage for Bautista

Austin Slater has a 31.5% chance of reaching base vs Felix Bautista, which is 0.4% higher than Slater's typical expectations, and 2.5% higher than batters facing Bautista.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	31.5%	14.6%	1.4%	2.3%	10.9%	16.9%	36.6%
Slater	+0.4	-6.5	-0.4	-2.3	-3.9	+7.0	+7.3
Bautista	+2.5	-1.8	-1.2	-0.7	+0.1	+4.3	+0.9

Austin Slater is worse vs right-handed pitching. Felix Bautista is right handed with an over-the-top delivery. Slater has a B grade vs this particular release point.

Felix Bautista throws a 4-seam fastball 65% of the time. Austin Slater has a D- grade against right-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (R)

65%

Splitter (R)

25%

Slider (R)

10% of Felix Bautista's pitches are classified as Strong Challenges, which is 5% higher than the MLB average. Austin Slater has an F grade against this type of pitch.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Strong Challenge 10%

+5%

Chaser 9%

+3%

Mid Challenge 14%

+3%

Edge Painter 17%

+0%

Likely Ball 19%

Fringe Miss 11%

-1%

Non-Competitive 11%

-1%

Meatball 2%

-5%

Weak Challenge 3%

-5%

54% of Felix Bautista's pitches are classified as Extreme Fast Velocity, which is 51% higher than the MLB average. Austin Slater hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Extreme Fast Velo 54%

+51%

Medium Break 67%

+48%

Extreme Ride 47%

+43%

Offspeed (R) 25%

+14%

Fastball (R) 66%

+12%

17.5% of Austin Slater's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 5.0% higher than the league average. Felix Bautista strikes out 25.5% of the batters he faces, which is 19.3% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

12%

Strikeout +5.0% +19.3% 3%

Walk +3.3% +2.3% 43%

In Play -8.2% -21.6% 39%

On Base +3.7% -10.2% 31%

Hit +0.4% -12.5% 14%

Single +0.4% -5.8% 13%

2B / 3B +0.7% -5.4% 3%

Home Run -0.7% -1.3%

39.8% of Austin Slater's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 5.3% higher than the league average. Felix Bautista induces Standard Grounders at a 34.5% rate, which is 0.0% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +1.4% -0.8% 34%

Standard Grounder +5.3% +0.0% 7%

Hard Grounder +3.7% -2.4% 14%

Low Screamer -3.2% +0.3% 9%

Rising Liner -1.3% -3.9% 4%

Maybe Homer +1.6% +2.9% 3%

Likely Homer -0.1% -0.5% 1%

No Doubter 0.0% -0.6% 20%

Routine Flyout -5.0% -0.6% 3%

Pop up -2.3% +5.6%

27.9% of Austin Slater's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 3.6% higher than the league average. 16.6% of batted balls allowed by Felix Bautista are hit at above 100 mph, which is 7.7% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -0.6% +2.6% 21%

75 to 86 mph 0.0% +5.5% 18%

87 to 93 mph -3.9% -1.7% 19%

94 to 99 mph +0.9% +1.4% 24%

Above 100 mph +3.6% -7.7%

9.8% of Austin Slater's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 1.6% lower than the league average. 10.8% of batted balls allowed by Felix Bautista are hit at this angle, which is 0.6% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%