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Will Smith

matchup for S. Woods Rich.

223rd out of 436 (Worst 49%)

Simeon Woods Rich.

matchup for Will Smith

331st out of 567 (Worst 42%)

Strong advantage for Smith

Will Smith has a 34.1% chance of reaching base vs Simeon Woods Rich., which is 0.8% lower than Smith's typical expectations, and 0.0% higher than batters facing Woods Rich..

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	34.1%	19.5%	3.6%	4.1%	11.8%	14.6%	20.9%
Smith	-0.8	-1.1	+0.7	-0.8	-1.0	+0.3	-0.4
Woods Rich.	+0.0	-5.0	+0.3	-1.0	-4.3	+5.0	-0.9

Will Smith is a bit worse vs right-handed pitching. Simeon Woods Rich. is right handed with an over-the-top delivery. Smith has a C grade vs this particular release point.

Simeon Woods Rich. throws a 4-seam fastball 40% of the time. Will Smith has a D+ grade against right-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (R)

40%

Slider (R)

30%

Changeup (R)

20%

Curve (R)

8% of Simeon Woods Rich.'s pitches are classified as Meatballs, which is 2% higher than the MLB average. Will Smith has an A+ grade against this type of pitch.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Meatball 8%

+2%

Mid Challenge 12%

+1%

Likely Ball 20%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+1%

Chaser 6%

Edge Painter 17%

-1%

Strong Challenge 4%

-1%

Weak Challenge 8%

-1%

Non-Competitive 10%

-3%

21% of Simeon Woods Rich.'s pitches are classified as Medium Break Toward Third Base, which is 11% higher than the MLB average. Will Smith has a C grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Break 21%

+11%

High Ride 20%

+10%

Offspeed (R) 20%

+8%

Breaking (R) 39%

+8%

11.7% of Will Smith's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 4.9% lower than the league average. Simeon Woods Rich. strikes out 13.3% of the batters he faces, which is 3.3% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Strikeout -4.9% -3.3% 3%

Walk +2.7% +1.1% 39%

In Play +2.2% +2.2% 39%

On Base -1.8% +4.2% 31%

Hit -4.5% +3.1% 14%

Single -3.4% +0.8% 13%

2B / 3B -2.6% +1.3% 3%

Home Run +1.5% +1.0%

27.8% of Will Smith's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 6.7% lower than the league average. Simeon Woods Rich. induces Standard Grounders at a 33.3% rate, which is 1.1% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.5% -0.6% 34%

Standard Grounder -6.7% -1.1% 7%

Hard Grounder -0.6% -2.9% 14%

Low Screamer -0.8% +0.3% 9%

Rising Liner -2.2% -2.4% 4%

Maybe Homer +2.1% +1.7% 3%

Likely Homer +1.1% +0.0% 1%

No Doubter -0.1% +0.4% 20%

Routine Flyout +8.1% +2.1% 3%

Pop up -0.5% +2.4%

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. 17.3% of batted balls allowed by Simeon Woods Rich. are hit at above 100 mph, which is 7.0% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -3.6% -1.3% 21%

75 to 86 mph -1.2% -1.5% 18%

87 to 93 mph +0.0% +3.5% 19%

94 to 99 mph +6.1% +6.4% 24%

Above 100 mph -1.3% -7.0%

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. 12.3% of batted balls allowed by Simeon Woods Rich. are hit at this angle, which is 0.9% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%