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Will Smith

matchup for Jack Flaherty

424th out of 436 (Worst 3%)

Jack Flaherty

matchup for Will Smith

20th out of 567 (Best 4%)

Extreme advantage for Smith

Will Smith has a 41.7% chance of reaching base vs Jack Flaherty, which is 6.9% higher than Smith's typical expectations, and 7.5% higher than batters facing Flaherty.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	41.7%	20.9%	4.2%	4.3%	12.4%	20.8%	19.5%
Smith	+6.9	+0.3	+1.2	-0.6	-0.4	+6.6	-1.8
Flaherty	+7.5	-2.4	+0.6	-0.8	-2.1	+9.9	-3.4

Will Smith is a bit worse vs right-handed pitching. Jack Flaherty is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Smith has a C- grade vs this particular release point.

Jack Flaherty throws a 4-seam fastball 44% of the time. Will Smith has a D+ grade against right-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (R)

44%

Slider (R)

27%

Kn-Curve (R)

18%

21% of Jack Flaherty's pitches are classified as Likely Balls, which is 2% higher than the MLB average. Will Smith has a C+ grade against this type of pitch.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Likely Ball 21%

+2%

Fringe Miss 13%

+1%

Edge Painter 17%

Mid Challenge 11%

Chaser 6%

Weak Challenge 8%

Meatball 6%

Non-Competitive 12%

-1%

Strong Challenge 4%

-1%

45% of Jack Flaherty's pitches are classified as Breaking Pitches, which is 14% higher than the MLB average. Will Smith has a C grade against this type of pitch from right handers.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Breaking (R) 45%

+14%

Medium Break 20%

+11%

11.7% of Will Smith's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 4.9% lower than the league average. Jack Flaherty strikes out 20.5% of the batters he faces, which is 5.8% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Strikeout -4.9% +5.8% 3%

Walk +2.7% -1.5% 39%

In Play +2.2% -4.3% 39%

On Base -1.8% -2.0% 31%

Hit -4.5% -0.5% 14%

Single -3.4% +0.0% 13%

2B / 3B -2.6% -0.3% 3%

Home Run +1.5% -0.2%

27.8% of Will Smith's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 6.7% lower than the league average. Jack Flaherty induces Standard Grounders at a 36.3% rate, which is 1.9% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.5% -0.2% 34%

Standard Grounder -6.7% +1.9% 7%

Hard Grounder -0.6% -1.5% 14%

Low Screamer -0.8% +1.6% 9%

Rising Liner -2.2% +0.7% 4%

Maybe Homer +2.1% -0.3% 3%

Likely Homer +1.1% +0.1% 1%

No Doubter -0.1% -0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout +8.1% -1.3% 3%

Pop up -0.5% -0.8%

23.0% of Will Smith's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 1.3% lower than the league average. 21.5% of batted balls allowed by Jack Flaherty are hit at above 100 mph, which is 2.8% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -3.6% +1.6% 21%

75 to 86 mph -1.2% +2.0% 18%

87 to 93 mph +0.0% +0.5% 19%

94 to 99 mph +6.1% -1.3% 24%

Above 100 mph -1.3% -2.8%

16.7% of Will Smith's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 5.3% higher than the league average. 12.2% of batted balls allowed by Jack Flaherty are hit at this angle, which is 0.7% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%

Below -10° -4.3% +0.6% 12%

-10 to 0° -2.1% -1.0% 8%

1 to 6° -2.1% +0.2% 18%

7 to 18° -1.9% +1.4% 15%

19 to 28° +1.2% +0.2% 11%

29 to 38° +5.3% +0.7% 7%

39 to 50° +2.1% -0.2% 8%

Above 50° +1.8% -1.9%

Will Smith has 6 plate appearances against Jack Flaherty in the last 3 years. He is 1 for 4 with 2 walks

	PA	AB	H	HR	2/3B	1B	K	BB	Avg
Actual	6	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	0.250
Expected From Contact →			0.40	0.00	0.01	0.39			0.100

		Expected From Contact
Date	Outcome	HR	2/3B	1B	Out
2023-05-21	Pop Out				100%
2023-05-21	Walk
2023-05-21	Walk
2023-04-28	Flyout				99%
2023-04-28	Single			25%	75%
2023-04-28	Forceout			14%	86%

Expected From Contact: A model predicts the outcome of every ball hit in play based on how it leaves the bat (exit velocity, launch angle, direction, and batter handedness). This helps control for luck, weather, and the park the hitter was in.

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