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Bobby Witt Jr.

matchup for S. Woods Rich.

422nd out of 436 (Worst 3%)

Simeon Woods Rich.

matchup for Bobby Witt Jr.

154th out of 564 (Best 28%)

Extreme advantage for Witt Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr. has a 35.4% chance of reaching base vs Simeon Woods Rich., which is 1.7% higher than Witt Jr.'s typical expectations, and 1.3% higher than batters facing Woods Rich..

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	35.4%	28.0%	5.3%	5.5%	17.3%	7.3%	14.3%
Witt Jr.	+1.7	+2.1	+1.1	-0.5	+1.6	-0.5	-3.0
Woods Rich.	+1.3	+3.6	+1.9	+0.4	+1.2	-2.2	-7.5

Bobby Witt Jr. is about the same vs right-handed pitching as he is against left. Simeon Woods Rich. is right handed with an over-the-top delivery. Witt Jr. has a B grade vs this particular release point.

Simeon Woods Rich. throws a 4-seam fastball 40% of the time. Bobby Witt Jr. has an A 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. Bobby Witt Jr. 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. Bobby Witt Jr. has a B 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%

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

17%

Strikeout -8.3% -3.3% 5%

Walk -1.0% +1.1% 36%

In Play +9.3% +2.2% 39%

On Base +4.3% +4.2% 31%

Hit +5.3% +3.1% 14%

Single +0.8% +0.8% 13%

2B / 3B +1.2% +1.3% 3%

Home Run +3.3% +1.0%

30.0% of Bobby Witt Jr.'s batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 4.4% 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 -0.4% -0.6% 34%

Standard Grounder -4.4% -1.1% 7%

Hard Grounder -0.1% -2.9% 14%

Low Screamer +0.9% +0.3% 9%

Rising Liner -1.6% -2.4% 4%

Maybe Homer +1.1% +1.7% 3%

Likely Homer +0.9% +0.0% 1%

No Doubter +1.0% +0.4% 20%

Routine Flyout +1.3% +2.1% 3%

Pop up +1.4% +2.4%

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. 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 -2.4% -1.3% 21%

75 to 86 mph -1.9% -1.5% 18%

87 to 93 mph -0.7% +3.5% 19%

94 to 99 mph -3.4% +6.4% 24%

Above 100 mph +8.5% -7.0%

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. 12.3% 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%

Below -10° -1.2% -6.1% 12%

-10 to 0° -0.7% +0.1% 8%

1 to 6° -1.0% -3.0% 18%

7 to 18° -1.3% +0.7% 15%

19 to 28° +0.4% +2.3% 11%

29 to 38° -0.4% +0.9% 7%

39 to 50° +0.8% +2.9% 8%

Above 50° +3.4% +2.3%

Bobby Witt Jr. has 5 plate appearances against Simeon Woods Rich. in the last 3 years. He is 0 for 5 with a strikeout.

	PA	AB	H	HR	2/3B	1B	K	BB	Avg
Actual	5	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.000
Expected From Contact →			0.17	0.01	0.09	0.07			0.034

		Expected From Contact
Date	Outcome	HR	2/3B	1B	Out
2024-09-08	Flyout		3%	7%	90%
2024-09-08	Flyout				99%
2024-05-28	Flyout		5%		95%
2024-05-28	Flyout				99%
2024-05-28	Strikeout

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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