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Sean Bouchard

matchup for John Means

67th out of 436 (Best 16%)

John Means

matchup for Sean Bouchard

243rd out of 567 (Best 44%)

Leans in favor of Means

Sean Bouchard has a 28.5% chance of reaching base vs John Means, which is 1.5% lower than Bouchard's typical expectations, and 2.4% lower than batters facing Means.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	28.5%	21.1%	3.9%	5.5%	11.7%	7.5%	30.0%
Bouchard	-1.5	+1.7	+0.9	+1.2	-0.4	-3.2	-2.6
Means	-2.4	-3.0	+0.5	-1.1	-2.4	+0.6	+9.1

Sean Bouchard is worse vs left-handed pitching. John Means is left handed with an over-the-top delivery. Bouchard doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

John Means throws a 4-seam fastball 49% of the time. Sean Bouchard hasn't faced this pitch from left handers very often.

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. Sean Bouchard hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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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. Sean Bouchard hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Extreme Ride 31%

+27%

Medium Break 40%

+21%

Offspeed (L) 28%

+15%

Medium Fast Velo 24%

+9%

23.4% of Sean Bouchard's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 6.4% higher 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

16%

Strikeout +6.4% -0.2% 4%

Walk +6.4% -2.7% 54%

In Play -12.8% +2.9% 39%

On Base +2.5% -4.8% 31%

Hit -3.9% -2.0% 14%

Single -2.4% -1.5% 13%

2B / 3B -2.0% -1.1% 3%

Home Run +0.6% +0.5%

34.7% of Sean Bouchard's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 0.3% higher 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 -0.8% -0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder +0.3% -11.1% 7%

Hard Grounder -7.8% -1.7% 14%

Low Screamer -0.8% +0.6% 9%

Rising Liner -1.0% +0.6% 4%

Maybe Homer -4.3% +0.5% 3%

Likely Homer -3.6% 0.0% 1%

No Doubter +6.0% +0.5% 20%

Routine Flyout +15.3% +5.9% 3%

Pop up -3.4% +4.8%

13.8% of Sean Bouchard's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 10.5% 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 -0.2% -0.5% 21%

75 to 86 mph -9.4% +1.1% 18%

87 to 93 mph +15.5% -3.4% 19%

94 to 99 mph +4.6% +0.4% 24%

Above 100 mph -10.5% +2.4%

16.4% of Sean Bouchard's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 5.0% 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%