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Austin Slater

matchup for Jack Flaherty

101st out of 436 (Best 24%)

Jack Flaherty

matchup for Austin Slater

144th out of 567 (Best 26%)

Moderate advantage for Slater

Austin Slater has a 33.9% chance of reaching base vs Jack Flaherty, which is 2.9% higher than Slater's typical expectations, and 0.3% higher than batters facing Flaherty.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	33.9%	21.8%	2.4%	4.8%	14.6%	12.1%	28.4%
Slater	+2.9	+0.7	+0.6	+0.3	-0.2	+2.2	-0.9
Flaherty	-0.3	-1.4	-1.2	-0.4	+0.1	+1.1	+5.6

Austin Slater is worse vs right-handed pitching. Jack Flaherty is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Slater has a C- grade vs this particular release point.

Jack Flaherty throws a 4-seam fastball 44% of the time. Austin Slater has a D- grade against right-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (R)

44%

Slider (R)

27%

Kn-Curve (R)

18%

21% of Jack Flaherty's pitches are classified as Likely Balls, which is 2% higher than the MLB average. Austin Slater has a C grade against this type of pitch.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Likely Ball 21%

+2%

Fringe Miss 13%

+1%

Edge Painter 17%

Mid Challenge 11%

Chaser 6%

Weak Challenge 8%

Meatball 6%

Non-Competitive 12%

-1%

Strong Challenge 4%

-1%

45% of Jack Flaherty's pitches are classified as Breaking Pitches, which is 14% higher than the MLB average. Austin Slater has a D grade against this type of pitch from right handers.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Breaking (R) 45%

+14%

Medium Break 20%

+11%

17.5% of Austin Slater's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 5.0% higher than the league average. Jack Flaherty strikes out 20.5% of the batters he faces, which is 5.8% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

12%

Strikeout +5.0% +5.8% 3%

Walk +3.3% -1.5% 43%

In Play -8.2% -4.3% 39%

On Base +3.7% -2.0% 31%

Hit +0.4% -0.5% 14%

Single +0.4% +0.0% 13%

2B / 3B +0.7% -0.3% 3%

Home Run -0.7% -0.2%

39.8% of Austin Slater's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 5.3% higher than the league average. Jack Flaherty induces Standard Grounders at a 36.3% rate, which is 1.9% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +1.4% -0.2% 34%

Standard Grounder +5.3% +1.9% 7%

Hard Grounder +3.7% -1.5% 14%

Low Screamer -3.2% +1.6% 9%

Rising Liner -1.3% +0.7% 4%

Maybe Homer +1.6% -0.3% 3%

Likely Homer -0.1% +0.1% 1%

No Doubter 0.0% -0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout -5.0% -1.3% 3%

Pop up -2.3% -0.8%

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. 21.5% of batted balls allowed by Jack Flaherty are hit at above 100 mph, which is 2.8% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -0.6% +1.6% 21%

75 to 86 mph 0.0% +2.0% 18%

87 to 93 mph -3.9% +0.5% 19%

94 to 99 mph +0.9% -1.3% 24%

Above 100 mph +3.6% -2.8%

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. 12.2% of batted balls allowed by Jack Flaherty are hit at this angle, which is 0.7% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%