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Kyle Stowers

matchup for Tanner Houck

31st out of 436 (Best 8%)

Tanner Houck

matchup for Kyle Stowers

316th out of 567 (Worst 44%)

Strong advantage for Houck

Kyle Stowers has a 29.0% chance of reaching base vs Tanner Houck, which is 0.5% higher than Stowers's typical expectations, and 2.8% lower than batters facing Houck.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	29.0%	19.8%	2.0%	3.7%	14.2%	9.1%	31.5%
Stowers	+0.5	-0.6	-0.9	-0.9	+1.2	+1.1	-3.5
Houck	-2.8	-2.3	-0.1	-0.7	-1.4	-0.6	+11.8

Kyle Stowers is worse vs right-handed pitching. Tanner Houck is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Stowers has an F grade vs this particular release point.

Tanner Houck throws a Slider 40% of the time. Kyle Stowers 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. Kyle Stowers 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. Kyle Stowers 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%

23.1% of Kyle Stowers's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 9.5% higher 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

13%

Strikeout +9.5% -1.6% 5%

Walk -0.5% +0.2% 48%

In Play -9.0% +1.4% 39%

On Base -3.7% +0.4% 31%

Hit -3.2% +0.3% 14%

Single -1.6% +0.4% 13%

2B / 3B -1.1% +0.7% 3%

Home Run -0.5% -0.9%

26.5% of Kyle Stowers's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 8.0% 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 -0.8% -0.7% 34%

Standard Grounder -8.0% +7.5% 7%

Hard Grounder +10.2% +2.4% 14%

Low Screamer -5.8% -5.6% 9%

Rising Liner -3.7% +2.9% 4%

Maybe Homer +5.2% -1.1% 3%

Likely Homer +0.5% -1.1% 1%

No Doubter -0.7% -0.6% 20%

Routine Flyout +0.3% -2.8% 3%

Pop up +2.7% -0.9%

48.5% of Kyle Stowers's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 24.2% higher 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 -0.6% -0.8% 21%

75 to 86 mph -11.7% -0.5% 18%

87 to 93 mph -5.7% -4.3% 19%

94 to 99 mph -6.2% -0.6% 24%

Above 100 mph +24.2% +6.3%

7.0% of Kyle Stowers's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 4.4% lower 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%