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Bobby Witt Jr.

matchup for Jack Flaherty

418th out of 436 (Worst 4%)

Jack Flaherty

matchup for Bobby Witt Jr.

104th out of 567 (Best 19%)

Extreme advantage for Witt Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr. has a 36.5% chance of reaching base vs Jack Flaherty, which is 2.8% higher than Witt Jr.'s typical expectations, and 2.3% higher than batters facing Flaherty.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	36.5%	27.1%	5.2%	5.8%	16.2%	9.4%	17.9%
Witt Jr.	+2.8	+1.3	+1.0	-0.3	+0.5	+1.6	+0.7
Flaherty	+2.3	+3.9	+1.6	+0.6	+1.7	-1.6	-4.9

Bobby Witt Jr. is about the same vs right-handed pitching as he is against left. Jack Flaherty is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Witt Jr. has an A+ grade vs this particular release point.

Jack Flaherty throws a 4-seam fastball 44% of the time. Bobby Witt Jr. has an A 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. Bobby Witt Jr. 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. Bobby Witt Jr. has an A grade against this type of pitch from right handers.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Breaking (R) 45%

+14%

Medium Break 20%

+11%

9.7% of Bobby Witt Jr.'s plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 8.3% 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

17%

Strikeout -8.3% +5.8% 5%

Walk -1.0% -1.5% 36%

In Play +9.3% -4.3% 39%

On Base +4.3% -2.0% 31%

Hit +5.3% -0.5% 14%

Single +0.8% +0.0% 13%

2B / 3B +1.2% -0.3% 3%

Home Run +3.3% -0.2%

30.0% of Bobby Witt Jr.'s batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 4.4% 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 -0.4% -0.2% 34%

Standard Grounder -4.4% +1.9% 7%

Hard Grounder -0.1% -1.5% 14%

Low Screamer +0.9% +1.6% 9%

Rising Liner -1.6% +0.7% 4%

Maybe Homer +1.1% -0.3% 3%

Likely Homer +0.9% +0.1% 1%

No Doubter +1.0% -0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout +1.3% -1.3% 3%

Pop up +1.4% -0.8%

32.8% of Bobby Witt Jr.'s batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 8.5% higher 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 -2.4% +1.6% 21%

75 to 86 mph -1.9% +2.0% 18%

87 to 93 mph -0.7% +0.5% 19%

94 to 99 mph -3.4% -1.3% 24%

Above 100 mph +8.5% -2.8%

11.0% of Bobby Witt Jr.'s batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 0.4% lower 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%