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Lawrence Butler

matchup for Penn Murfee

319th out of 436 (Worst 27%)

Penn Murfee

matchup for Lawrence Butler

out of 567 (Worst %)

Leans in favor of Murfee

Lawrence Butler has a 30.7% chance of reaching base vs Penn Murfee, which is 2.3% lower than Butler's typical expectations, and 0.8% higher than batters facing Murfee.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	30.7%	20.7%	2.8%	4.5%	13.4%	10.0%	25.9%
Butler	-2.3	-2.8	-0.2	-0.9	-1.7	+0.5	+2.2
Murfee	+0.8	+1.0	+0.3	+0.3	+0.5	-0.3	-1.7

Lawrence Butler is about the same vs right-handed pitching as he is against left. Penn Murfee is right handed with an extreme release toward the third base side. Butler has a B grade vs this particular release point.

Penn Murfee throws a Slider 52% of the time. Lawrence Butler has an A grade against right-handed Sliders

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

Slider (R)

52%

4-Seam (R)

41%

Sinker (R)

14% of Penn Murfee's pitches are classified as Mid Challenges, which is 3% higher than the MLB average. Lawrence Butler has an A+ grade against this type of pitch.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Mid Challenge 14%

+3%

Likely Ball 22%

+2%

Fringe Miss 14%

+1%

Chaser 7%

+1%

Strong Challenge 6%

+1%

Edge Painter 17%

Meatball 6%

Weak Challenge 5%

-3%

Non-Competitive 8%

-5%

38% of Penn Murfee's pitches are classified as Large Break Toward Third Base, which is 33% higher than the MLB average. Lawrence Butler hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Large Break 38%

+33%

Extreme Slow Velo 35%

+30%

Breaking (R) 53%

+22%

Just Gravity 34%

+21%

13.5% of Lawrence Butler's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 1.9% lower than the league average. Penn Murfee strikes out 21.5% of the batters he faces, which is 8.1% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

15%

Strikeout -1.9% +8.1% 4%

Walk -0.4% -1.7% 39%

In Play +2.4% -6.4% 39%

On Base +0.5% -4.8% 31%

Hit +0.9% -3.1% 14%

Single +0.0% -0.3% 13%

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

Home Run +0.7% -3.0%

33.6% of Lawrence Butler's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 0.9% lower than the league average. Penn Murfee induces Standard Grounders at a 34.0% rate, which is 0.5% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +0.1% +0.3% 34%

Standard Grounder -0.9% -0.5% 7%

Hard Grounder -0.3% -5.1% 14%

Low Screamer 0.0% +4.5% 9%

Rising Liner -2.1% -1.8% 4%

Maybe Homer -0.3% -2.4% 3%

Likely Homer +1.6% +0.2% 1%

No Doubter -0.3% +0.1% 20%

Routine Flyout +3.2% +1.8% 3%

Pop up -1.0% +2.9%

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. 14.5% of batted balls allowed by Penn Murfee are hit at above 100 mph, which is 9.8% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -1.4% +12.3% 21%

75 to 86 mph -1.8% -0.5% 18%

87 to 93 mph -1.5% -1.6% 19%

94 to 99 mph +0.7% -0.3% 24%

Above 100 mph +4.0% -9.8%

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. 15.2% of batted balls allowed by Penn Murfee are hit at this angle, which is 3.8% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%