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Will Benson

matchup for Aaron Civale

9th out of 436 (Best 3%)

Aaron Civale

matchup for Will Benson

367th out of 567 (Worst 35%)

Strong advantage for Civale

Will Benson has a 25.5% chance of reaching base vs Aaron Civale, which is 2.5% lower than Benson's typical expectations, and 3.9% lower than batters facing Civale.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	25.5%	15.9%	3.6%	3.4%	9.0%	9.6%	39.9%
Benson	-2.5	-1.0	+0.5	-0.7	-0.8	-1.5	-0.8
Civale	-3.9	-5.5	+0.4	-0.9	-5.0	+1.6	+18.5

Will Benson is better vs right-handed pitching. Aaron Civale is right handed with an over-the-top delivery. Benson has an F grade vs this particular release point.

Aaron Civale throws a Cutter 32% of the time. Will Benson has an F grade against right-handed Cutters

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

Cutter (R)

32%

Sinker (R)

21%

Curve (R)

20%

4-Seam (R)

11%

Slider (R)

10%

21% of Aaron Civale's pitches are classified as Likely Balls, which is 2% higher than the MLB average. Will Benson has a C- grade against this type of pitch.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Likely Ball 21%

+2%

Chaser 7%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+1%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Strong Challenge 5%

Weak Challenge 8%

Meatball 6%

Mid Challenge 10%

-1%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

20% of Aaron Civale's pitches are classified as Extreme Drop, which is 15% higher than the MLB average. Will Benson has a B+ grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Extreme Drop 20%

+15%

Medium Break 24%

+15%

Extreme Slow Velo 16%

+11%

Fastball (R) 64%

+10%

23.3% of Will Benson's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 14.7% higher than the league average. Aaron Civale strikes out 16.0% of the batters he faces, which is 0.4% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Strikeout +14.7% +0.4% 3%

Walk +2.0% -1.3% 46%

In Play -16.7% +1.0% 39%

On Base -6.7% -0.9% 31%

Hit -8.7% +0.5% 14%

Single -5.1% 0.0% 13%

2B / 3B -4.7% +0.3% 3%

Home Run +1.1% +0.1%

34.2% of Will Benson's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 0.2% lower than the league average. Aaron Civale induces Standard Grounders at a 34.5% rate, which is 0.1% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +0.8% -0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder -0.2% +0.1% 7%

Hard Grounder +0.7% -0.7% 14%

Low Screamer -2.3% -1.3% 9%

Rising Liner -2.9% +1.8% 4%

Maybe Homer +1.7% -1.1% 3%

Likely Homer -1.0% +0.2% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% +0.1% 20%

Routine Flyout +2.2% -0.7% 3%

Pop up +2.3% +1.8%

21.1% of Will Benson's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 3.2% lower than the league average. 25.0% of batted balls allowed by Aaron Civale are hit at above 100 mph, which is 0.7% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +1.3% +0.4% 21%

75 to 86 mph +0.6% +1.9% 18%

87 to 93 mph +3.7% +0.0% 19%

94 to 99 mph -2.4% -3.0% 24%

Above 100 mph -3.2% +0.7%

8.9% of Will Benson's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 2.6% lower than the league average. 11.7% of batted balls allowed by Aaron Civale are hit at this angle, which is 0.2% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%