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Brenton Doyle

matchup for John Means

288th out of 436 (Worst 34%)

John Means

matchup for Brenton Doyle

251st out of 567 (Best 45%)

Strong advantage for Doyle

Brenton Doyle has a 30.5% chance of reaching base vs John Means, which is 1.7% lower than Doyle's typical expectations, and 0.4% higher than batters facing Means.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	30.5%	24.7%	3.9%	6.9%	13.9%	5.8%	20.5%
Doyle	-1.7	+0.6	+0.7	+1.1	-1.1	-2.3	-2.9
Means	-0.4	+0.7	+0.6	+0.4	-0.3	-1.1	-0.4

Brenton Doyle is about the same vs left-handed pitching as he is against right. John Means is left handed with an over-the-top delivery. Doyle has a C grade vs this particular release point.

John Means throws a 4-seam fastball 49% of the time. Brenton Doyle has a B grade against left-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

49%

Changeup (L)

28%

Slider (L)

12%

Curve (L)

11%

9% of John Means's pitches are classified as Meatballs, which is 4% higher than the MLB average. Brenton Doyle has an A+ grade against this type of pitch.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Meatball 9%

+4%

Likely Ball 21%

+1%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Strong Challenge 6%

+1%

Mid Challenge 12%

+1%

Chaser 6%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+0%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

Weak Challenge 3%

-6%

31% of John Means's pitches are classified as Extreme Ride, which is 27% higher than the MLB average. Brenton Doyle hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Extreme Ride 31%

+27%

Medium Break 40%

+21%

Offspeed (L) 28%

+15%

Medium Fast Velo 24%

+9%

14.7% of Brenton Doyle's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 0.2% higher than the league average. John Means strikes out 14.7% of the batters he faces, which is 0.2% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

14%

Strikeout +0.2% -0.2% 5%

Walk -0.9% -2.7% 39%

In Play +0.8% +2.9% 39%

On Base -0.2% -4.8% 31%

Hit +0.8% -2.0% 14%

Single -0.4% -1.5% 13%

2B / 3B +0.0% -1.1% 3%

Home Run +1.2% +0.5%

36.2% of Brenton Doyle's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 1.8% higher than the league average. John Means induces Standard Grounders at a 23.3% rate, which is 11.1% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +1.3% -0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder +1.8% -11.1% 7%

Hard Grounder -0.5% -1.7% 14%

Low Screamer -4.2% +0.6% 9%

Rising Liner -1.0% +0.6% 4%

Maybe Homer -1.0% +0.5% 3%

Likely Homer +0.9% 0.0% 1%

No Doubter +0.9% +0.5% 20%

Routine Flyout +0.9% +5.9% 3%

Pop up +0.8% +4.8%

25.9% of Brenton Doyle's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 1.6% higher than the league average. 26.7% of batted balls allowed by John Means are hit at above 100 mph, which is 2.4% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +4.7% -0.5% 21%

75 to 86 mph -2.4% +1.1% 18%

87 to 93 mph -2.6% -3.4% 19%

94 to 99 mph -1.3% +0.4% 24%

Above 100 mph +1.6% +2.4%

11.6% of Brenton Doyle's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 0.1% higher than the league average. 12.5% of batted balls allowed by John Means are hit at this angle, which is 1.0% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%