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Lawrence Butler

matchup for Brady Basso

339th out of 436 (Worst 22%)

Brady Basso

matchup for Lawrence Butler

145th out of 567 (Best 26%)

Strong advantage for Butler

Lawrence Butler has a 35.2% chance of reaching base vs Brady Basso, which is 2.2% higher than Butler's typical expectations, and 1.6% higher than batters facing Basso.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	35.2%	26.1%	3.1%	5.1%	17.9%	9.1%	18.6%
Butler	+2.2	+2.6	+0.1	-0.3	+2.8	-0.4	-5.1
Basso	+1.6	+1.4	+0.1	-0.1	+1.4	+0.2	-1.7

Lawrence Butler is about the same vs left-handed pitching as he is against right. Brady Basso is left handed with a horizontal release toward the first base side. Butler doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Brady Basso throws a 4-seam fastball 44% of the time. Lawrence Butler hasn't faced this pitch from left handers very often.

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

44%

Curve (L)

21%

Cutter (L)

13%

Changeup (L)

12%

Slider (L)

12% of Brady Basso's pitches are classified as Weak Challenges, which is 3% higher than the MLB average. Lawrence Butler hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Weak Challenge 12%

+3%

Fringe Miss 15%

+2%

Mid Challenge 13%

+2%

Meatball 6%

+0%

Likely Ball 19%

Strong Challenge 4%

-1%

Non-Competitive 11%

-1%

Chaser 4%

-2%

Edge Painter 14%

-3%

33% of Brady Basso's pitches are classified as Small Break Toward Third Base, which is 24% higher than the MLB average. Lawrence Butler hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Small Break 33%

+24%

Medium Ride 30%

+16%

Medium Fast Velo 29%

+14%

13.5% of Lawrence Butler's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 1.9% lower than the league average. Brady Basso strikes out 16.6% of the batters he faces, which is 4.6% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

15%

Strikeout -1.9% -4.6% 4%

Walk -0.4% -2.3% 39%

In Play +2.4% +6.9% 39%

On Base +0.5% +6.4% 31%

Hit +0.9% +8.6% 14%

Single +0.0% +3.8% 13%

2B / 3B +0.2% +4.3% 3%

Home Run +0.7% +0.5%

33.6% of Lawrence Butler's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 0.9% lower than the league average. Brady Basso induces Standard Grounders at a 38.5% rate, which is 4.1% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +0.1% -0.8% 34%

Standard Grounder -0.9% +4.1% 7%

Hard Grounder -0.3% +5.2% 14%

Low Screamer 0.0% -7.4% 9%

Rising Liner -2.1% -4.4% 4%

Maybe Homer -0.3% +0.1% 3%

Likely Homer +1.6% +4.8% 1%

No Doubter -0.3% -1.2% 20%

Routine Flyout +3.2% -0.5% 3%

Pop up -1.0% +0.1%

28.3% of Lawrence Butler's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 4.0% higher than the league average. 15.2% of batted balls allowed by Brady Basso are hit at above 100 mph, which is 9.1% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -1.4% -9.9% 21%

75 to 86 mph -1.8% +0.6% 18%

87 to 93 mph -1.5% +4.9% 19%

94 to 99 mph +0.7% +13.6% 24%

Above 100 mph +4.0% -9.1%

11.2% of Lawrence Butler's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 0.3% lower than the league average. 13.7% of batted balls allowed by Brady Basso are hit at this angle, which is 2.2% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%