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Nick Loftin

matchup for Austin Gomber

46th out of 436 (Best 11%)

Austin Gomber

matchup for Nick Loftin

244th out of 567 (Best 44%)

Leans in favor of Loftin

Nick Loftin has a 28.2% chance of reaching base vs Austin Gomber, which is 1.4% lower than Loftin's typical expectations, and 3.5% lower than batters facing Gomber.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	28.2%	24.1%	1.9%	5.5%	16.7%	4.1%	11.7%
Loftin	-1.4	+2.4	+0.3	+0.7	+1.4	-3.7	-4.4
Gomber	-3.5	-1.8	-1.4	-1.2	+0.8	-1.7	-6.1

Nick Loftin is slightly better vs left-handed pitching. Austin Gomber is left handed with a horizontal release toward the first base side. Loftin doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Austin Gomber throws a 4-seam fastball 42% of the time. Nick Loftin hasn't faced this pitch from left handers very often.

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

42%

Slider (L)

21%

Kn-Curve (L)

18%

Changeup (L)

18%

9% of Austin Gomber's pitches are classified as Meatballs, which is 3% higher than the MLB average. Nick Loftin hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Meatball 9%

+3%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+1%

Mid Challenge 11%

Weak Challenge 9%

Likely Ball 19%

Strong Challenge 4%

-1%

Chaser 4%

-2%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

42% of Austin Gomber's pitches are classified as Medium Break Toward Third Base, which is 23% higher than the MLB average. Nick Loftin hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Break 42%

+23%

Extreme Drop 16%

+11%

Breaking (L) 40%

+10%

11.4% of Nick Loftin's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 9.5% lower than the league average. Austin Gomber strikes out 13.7% of the batters he faces, which is 3.3% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

20%

Strikeout -9.5% -3.3% 5%

Walk +1.9% -2.5% 49%

In Play +7.6% +5.9% 39%

On Base +2.8% +0.6% 31%

Hit +0.9% +3.1% 14%

Single +1.2% +1.2% 13%

2B / 3B +1.6% +1.6% 3%

Home Run -1.9% +0.3%

38.8% of Nick Loftin's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 4.4% higher than the league average. Austin Gomber induces Standard Grounders at a 32.5% rate, which is 1.9% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.8% -0.4% 34%

Standard Grounder +4.4% -1.9% 7%

Hard Grounder -7.8% +0.7% 14%

Low Screamer +11.7% +1.5% 9%

Rising Liner -4.1% +0.5% 4%

Maybe Homer +1.4% +0.6% 3%

Likely Homer -3.6% -0.5% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% -0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout -3.2% +1.5% 3%

Pop up +3.1% -1.6%

2.9% of Nick Loftin's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 21.4% lower than the league average. 21.5% of batted balls allowed by Austin Gomber are hit at above 100 mph, which is 2.8% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +18.2% -1.7% 21%

75 to 86 mph -0.8% +1.9% 18%

87 to 93 mph +2.1% -1.7% 19%

94 to 99 mph +1.9% +4.3% 24%

Above 100 mph -21.4% -2.8%

18.4% of Nick Loftin's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 7.0% higher than the league average. 12.1% of batted balls allowed by Austin Gomber are hit at this angle, which is 0.6% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%