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Zac Gallen hasn't faced much left-handed pitching. Justin Steele is left handed with a horizontal release toward the first base side. Gallen doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Justin Steele throws a 4-seam fastball 58% of the time. Zac Gallen hasn't faced this pitch from left handers very often.

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

58%

Slider (L)

30%

Sinker (L)

13% of Justin Steele's pitches are classified as Weak Challenges, which is 4% higher than the MLB average. Zac Gallen hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Weak Challenge 13%

+4%

Mid Challenge 12%

+0%

Edge Painter 17%

+0%

Fringe Miss 13%

+0%

Strong Challenge 4%

-1%

Meatball 5%

-1%

Chaser 5%

-1%

Likely Ball 18%

-2%

Non-Competitive 10%

-3%

32% of Justin Steele's pitches are classified as Minimal Break, which is 22% higher than the MLB average. Zac Gallen hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Minimal Break 32%

+22%

Low Ride 43%

+19%

Medium Velo 27%

+13%

Fastball (L) 65%

+10%

48.6% of Zac Gallen's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 27.6% higher than the league average. Justin Steele strikes out 16.2% of the batters he faces, which is 0.6% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

21%

Strikeout +27.6% +0.6% 7%

Walk -6.1% -1.1% 64%

In Play -21.5% +0.4% 39%

On Base -13.2% +0.8% 31%

Hit -7.1% +1.8% 14%

Single -2.2% +1.4% 13%

2B / 3B -1.8% +1.9% 3%

Home Run -3.1% -1.5%

0.0% of Zac Gallen's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 34.4% lower than the league average. Justin Steele induces Standard Grounders at a 41.8% rate, which is 7.4% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +99.2% -0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder -34.4% +7.4% 7%

Hard Grounder -7.8% +2.4% 14%

Low Screamer -15.0% +0.5% 9%

Rising Liner -9.6% -1.6% 4%

Maybe Homer -4.3% -0.7% 3%

Likely Homer -3.6% -2.5% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% -0.4% 20%

Routine Flyout -20.1% -5.4% 3%

Pop up -3.4% +0.4%

0.0% of Zac Gallen's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 24.3% lower than the league average. 20.2% of batted balls allowed by Justin Steele are hit at above 100 mph, which is 4.1% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +83.8% +1.7% 21%

75 to 86 mph -21.2% +4.1% 18%

87 to 93 mph -18.9% -1.3% 19%

94 to 99 mph -19.4% -0.4% 24%

Above 100 mph -24.3% -4.1%

0.0% of Zac Gallen's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 11.4% lower than the league average. 11.4% of batted balls allowed by Justin Steele are hit at this angle, which is 0.0% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%