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Anthony Volpe

matchup for Penn Murfee

196th out of 436 (Best 46%)

Penn Murfee

matchup for Anthony Volpe

out of 567 (Worst %)

Moderate advantage for Murfee

Anthony Volpe has a 30.2% chance of reaching base vs Penn Murfee, which is 2.1% lower than Volpe's typical expectations, and 0.3% higher than batters facing Murfee.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	30.2%	20.1%	2.0%	4.1%	14.0%	10.0%	29.0%
Volpe	-2.1	-2.5	-0.3	-0.8	-1.3	+0.3	+4.8
Murfee	+0.3	+0.5	-0.5	0.0	+1.0	-0.2	+1.4

Anthony Volpe is worse vs right-handed pitching. Penn Murfee is right handed with an extreme release toward the third base side. Volpe has a D grade vs this particular release point.

Penn Murfee throws a Slider 52% of the time. Anthony Volpe has a C 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. Anthony Volpe has an F 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. Anthony Volpe has a B grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Large Break 38%

+33%

Extreme Slow Velo 35%

+30%

Breaking (R) 53%

+22%

Just Gravity 34%

+21%

This chart shows location tendencies (vertical on the left, horizontal on the right). The blue bars indicate where Penn Murfee throws MORE OFTEN than the league average while purple bars indicate areas he throws LESS OFTEN. Grades represent how well Anthony Volpe has performed against pitches thrown in each area.

-3%

-2%

-1%

+3%

+6%

+1%

-1%

-4%

+5%

+1%

+2%

+1%

-5%

-2%

+0%

14.3% of Anthony Volpe's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 0.5% 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

14%

Strikeout -0.5% +8.1% 5%

Walk -0.9% -1.7% 39%

In Play +1.4% -6.4% 39%

On Base +1.2% -4.8% 31%

Hit +2.1% -3.1% 14%

Single +1.3% -0.3% 13%

2B / 3B +1.5% +0.2% 3%

Home Run -0.6% -3.0%

39.3% of Anthony Volpe's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 4.9% higher 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 -0.3% +0.3% 34%

Standard Grounder +4.9% -0.5% 7%

Hard Grounder -0.4% -5.1% 14%

Low Screamer -2.1% +4.5% 9%

Rising Liner -1.3% -1.8% 4%

Maybe Homer +0.0% -2.4% 3%

Likely Homer -0.4% +0.2% 1%

No Doubter -0.6% +0.1% 20%

Routine Flyout +0.3% +1.8% 3%

Pop up -0.1% +2.9%

19.4% of Anthony Volpe's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 4.9% lower 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 -0.5% +12.3% 21%

75 to 86 mph +0.1% -0.5% 18%

87 to 93 mph +1.0% -1.6% 19%

94 to 99 mph +4.2% -0.3% 24%

Above 100 mph -4.9% -9.8%

10.3% of Anthony Volpe's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 1.2% 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%