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Austin Martin

matchup for Tanner Houck

75th out of 436 (Best 18%)

Tanner Houck

matchup for Austin Martin

378th out of 567 (Worst 34%)

Moderate advantage for Houck

Austin Martin has a 28.5% chance of reaching base vs Tanner Houck, which is 1.0% lower than Martin's typical expectations, and 3.3% lower than batters facing Houck.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	28.5%	20.6%	1.2%	3.9%	15.5%	7.9%	17.2%
Martin	-1.0	-0.6	-0.4	-0.8	+0.5	-0.4	-3.7
Houck	-3.3	-1.5	-0.9	-0.5	-0.1	-1.8	-2.4

Austin Martin is better vs right-handed pitching. Tanner Houck is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Martin has a B grade vs this particular release point.

Tanner Houck throws a Slider 40% of the time. Austin Martin hasn't faced this pitch from right handers very often

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

Slider (R)

40%

Sinker (R)

28%

Splitter (R)

15%

4-Seam (R)

14%

10% of Tanner Houck's pitches are classified as Weak Challenges, which is 2% higher than the MLB average. Austin Martin hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Weak Challenge 10%

+2%

Chaser 7%

+1%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Likely Ball 20%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+1%

Strong Challenge 5%

Mid Challenge 10%

-1%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

Meatball 4%

-2%

53% of Tanner Houck's pitches are classified as Medium Drop, which is 41% higher than the MLB average. Austin Martin hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Drop 53%

+41%

Large Break 17%

+12%

Breaking (R) 40%

+9%

Very Slow Velo 22%

+9%

14.1% of Austin Martin's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 5.7% lower than the league average. Tanner Houck strikes out 14.2% of the batters he faces, which is 1.6% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

19%

Strikeout -5.7% -1.6% 6%

Walk -0.2% +0.2% 49%

In Play +5.9% +1.4% 39%

On Base +3.1% +0.4% 31%

Hit +3.3% +0.3% 14%

Single +2.6% +0.4% 13%

2B / 3B +3.0% +0.7% 3%

Home Run -2.3% -0.9%

33.4% of Austin Martin's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 1.0% lower than the league average. Tanner Houck induces Standard Grounders at a 41.9% rate, which is 7.5% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +0.6% -0.7% 34%

Standard Grounder -1.0% +7.5% 7%

Hard Grounder +0.5% +2.4% 14%

Low Screamer +3.7% -5.6% 9%

Rising Liner +6.3% +2.9% 4%

Maybe Homer -1.3% -1.1% 3%

Likely Homer -3.6% -1.1% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% -0.6% 20%

Routine Flyout -4.1% -2.8% 3%

Pop up +0.0% -0.9%

8.2% of Austin Martin's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 16.1% lower than the league average. 30.6% of batted balls allowed by Tanner Houck are hit at above 100 mph, which is 6.3% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +3.1% -0.8% 21%

75 to 86 mph +3.7% -0.5% 18%

87 to 93 mph -1.3% -4.3% 19%

94 to 99 mph +10.5% -0.6% 24%

Above 100 mph -16.1% +6.3%

12.1% of Austin Martin's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 0.7% higher than the league average. 10.1% of batted balls allowed by Tanner Houck are hit at this angle, which is 1.3% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%