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Nick Loftin

matchup for Brandon Pfaadt

90th out of 436 (Best 21%)

Brandon Pfaadt

matchup for Nick Loftin

379th out of 564 (Worst 33%)

Moderate advantage for Pfaadt

Nick Loftin has a 29.2% chance of reaching base vs Brandon Pfaadt, which is 0.4% higher than Loftin's typical expectations, and 3.3% lower than batters facing Pfaadt.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	29.2%	22.5%	1.7%	4.6%	16.1%	6.7%	20.9%
Loftin	-0.4	+0.7	+0.1	-0.2	+0.8	-1.1	+4.7
Pfaadt	-3.3	-2.0	-1.4	-0.6	0.0	-1.3	-8.3

Nick Loftin is a bit worse vs right-handed pitching. Brandon Pfaadt is right handed with a moderate release toward the third base side. Loftin does't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Brandon Pfaadt throws a 4-seam fastball 38% of the time. Nick Loftin hasn't faced this pitch from right handers very often

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (R)

38%

Slider (R)

27%

Sinker (R)

18%

Changeup (R)

12%

Curve (R)

19% of Brandon Pfaadt's pitches are classified as Edge Painters, which is 2% higher than the MLB average. Nick Loftin hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Edge Painter 19%

+2%

Mid Challenge 12%

+1%

Strong Challenge 6%

+1%

Likely Ball 20%

+0%

Meatball 6%

Fringe Miss 12%

Weak Challenge 8%

Chaser 5%

-1%

Non-Competitive 9%

-3%

29% of Brandon Pfaadt's pitches are classified as Just Gravity, which is 15% higher than the MLB average. Nick Loftin hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Just Gravity 29%

+15%

Medium Fast Velo 30%

+15%

Large Break 15%

+10%

11.4% of Nick Loftin's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 9.5% lower than the league average. Brandon Pfaadt strikes out 16.5% of the batters he faces, which is 1.2% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

20%

Strikeout -9.5% +1.2% 5%

Walk +1.9% -2.4% 49%

In Play +7.6% +1.2% 39%

On Base +2.8% -0.1% 31%

Hit +0.9% +2.4% 14%

Single +1.2% +0.5% 13%

2B / 3B +1.6% +0.9% 3%

Home Run -1.9% +1.0%

38.8% of Nick Loftin's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 4.4% higher than the league average. Brandon Pfaadt induces Standard Grounders at a 32.0% rate, which is 2.4% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.8% +0.5% 34%

Standard Grounder +4.4% -2.4% 7%

Hard Grounder -7.8% -0.6% 14%

Low Screamer +11.7% +2.6% 9%

Rising Liner -4.1% +0.2% 4%

Maybe Homer +1.4% -1.3% 3%

Likely Homer -3.6% +0.8% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% +0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout -3.2% +0.9% 3%

Pop up +3.1% -1.0%

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. 29.1% of batted balls allowed by Brandon Pfaadt are hit at above 100 mph, which is 4.8% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +18.2% -0.9% 21%

75 to 86 mph -0.8% -5.4% 18%

87 to 93 mph +2.1% +5.7% 19%

94 to 99 mph +1.9% -4.1% 24%

Above 100 mph -21.4% +4.8%

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. 7.7% of batted balls allowed by Brandon Pfaadt are hit at this angle, which is 3.7% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%