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Ozzie Albies

matchup for John Means

392nd out of 436 (Worst 10%)

John Means

matchup for Ozzie Albies

56th out of 567 (Best 11%)

Extreme advantage for Albies

Ozzie Albies has a 31.9% chance of reaching base vs John Means, which is 1.2% higher than Albies's typical expectations, and 0.9% higher than batters facing Means.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	31.9%	26.7%	3.5%	8.2%	15.0%	5.2%	14.0%
Albies	+1.2	+3.8	+0.5	+2.5	+0.8	-2.6	-4.9
Means	+0.9	+2.6	+0.1	+1.6	+0.9	-1.7	-6.9

Ozzie Albies is better vs left-handed pitching. John Means is left handed with an over-the-top delivery. Albies has a C grade vs this particular release point.

John Means throws a 4-seam fastball 49% of the time. Ozzie Albies 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. Ozzie Albies 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. Ozzie Albies 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%

9.4% of Ozzie Albies's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 8.7% 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 -8.7% -0.2% 5%

Walk -1.5% -2.7% 35%

In Play +10.2% +2.9% 39%

On Base -1.3% -4.8% 31%

Hit +0.3% -2.0% 14%

Single -0.5% -1.5% 13%

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

Home Run +0.8% +0.5%

30.7% of Ozzie Albies's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 3.7% 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 -0.5% -0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder -3.7% -11.1% 7%

Hard Grounder -1.6% -1.7% 14%

Low Screamer +0.6% +0.6% 9%

Rising Liner -0.2% +0.6% 4%

Maybe Homer +0.1% +0.5% 3%

Likely Homer +0.2% 0.0% 1%

No Doubter +0.0% +0.5% 20%

Routine Flyout +4.3% +5.9% 3%

Pop up +0.6% +4.8%

17.1% of Ozzie Albies's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 7.2% 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 -0.9% -0.5% 21%

75 to 86 mph +0.7% +1.1% 18%

87 to 93 mph +5.6% -3.4% 19%

94 to 99 mph +1.8% +0.4% 24%

Above 100 mph -7.2% +2.4%

15.7% of Ozzie Albies's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 4.2% 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%