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Tyler Fitzgerald

matchup for John Means

48th out of 436 (Best 12%)

John Means

matchup for T. Fitzgerald

156th out of 567 (Best 28%)

Leans in favor of Means

Tyler Fitzgerald has a 27.6% chance of reaching base vs John Means, which is 0.5% higher than Fitzgerald's typical expectations, and 3.4% lower than batters facing Means.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	27.6%	21.9%	3.2%	6.8%	11.9%	5.7%	28.3%
Fitzgerald	-0.5	+1.6	+0.6	+2.0	-1.0	-2.1	-4.5
Means	-3.4	-2.2	-0.2	+0.3	-2.2	-1.2	+7.4

Tyler Fitzgerald is much better vs left-handed pitching. John Means is left handed with an over-the-top delivery. Fitzgerald doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

John Means throws a 4-seam fastball 49% of the time. Tyler Fitzgerald 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. Tyler Fitzgerald 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. Tyler Fitzgerald 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%

21.7% of Tyler Fitzgerald's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 8.3% 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

13%

Strikeout +8.3% -0.2% 5%

Walk -1.7% -2.7% 46%

In Play -6.6% +2.9% 39%

On Base -3.6% -4.8% 31%

Hit -1.9% -2.0% 14%

Single -1.8% -1.5% 13%

2B / 3B -1.4% -1.1% 3%

Home Run +1.3% +0.5%

30.2% of Tyler Fitzgerald's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 4.2% 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 +2.0% -0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder -4.2% -11.1% 7%

Hard Grounder -0.9% -1.7% 14%

Low Screamer -3.3% +0.6% 9%

Rising Liner +1.2% +0.6% 4%

Maybe Homer -2.4% +0.5% 3%

Likely Homer +3.0% 0.0% 1%

No Doubter +0.5% +0.5% 20%

Routine Flyout +3.7% +5.9% 3%

Pop up +0.3% +4.8%

19.5% of Tyler Fitzgerald's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 4.8% 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 -0.8% -0.5% 21%

75 to 86 mph -0.8% +1.1% 18%

87 to 93 mph +8.1% -3.4% 19%

94 to 99 mph -1.6% +0.4% 24%

Above 100 mph -4.8% +2.4%

9.7% of Tyler Fitzgerald's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 1.7% lower 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%