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Brooks Lee

matchup for John Means

178th out of 436 (Best 42%)

John Means

matchup for Brooks Lee

118th out of 567 (Best 22%)

Moderate advantage for Lee

Brooks Lee has a 29.4% chance of reaching base vs John Means, which is 0.5% higher than Lee's typical expectations, and 1.6% lower than batters facing Means.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	29.4%	25.2%	2.7%	6.0%	16.5%	4.2%	15.0%
Lee	+0.5	+2.7	+0.6	+1.5	+0.6	-2.2	-3.9
Means	-1.6	+1.2	-0.7	-0.5	+2.4	-2.7	-5.9

Brooks Lee hasn't faced much left-handed pitching. John Means is left handed with an over-the-top delivery. Lee doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

John Means throws a 4-seam fastball 49% of the time. Brooks Lee hasn't faced this pitch from left handers very often.

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. Brooks Lee hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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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. Brooks Lee 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%

11.8% of Brooks Lee's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 9.9% lower 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

21%

Strikeout -9.9% -0.2% 7%

Walk -3.4% -2.7% 51%

In Play +13.2% +2.9% 39%

On Base +1.2% -4.8% 31%

Hit +4.5% -2.0% 14%

Single +2.7% -1.5% 13%

2B / 3B +2.7% -1.1% 3%

Home Run -0.8% +0.5%

41.7% of Brooks Lee's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 7.3% 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 -0.2% -0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder +7.3% -11.1% 7%

Hard Grounder -7.8% -1.7% 14%

Low Screamer +1.2% +0.6% 9%

Rising Liner +0.6% +0.6% 4%

Maybe Homer +4.7% +0.5% 3%

Likely Homer -3.0% 0.0% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% +0.5% 20%

Routine Flyout -0.9% +5.9% 3%

Pop up -0.7% +4.8%

10.6% of Brooks Lee's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 13.7% lower 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 +4.1% -0.5% 21%

75 to 86 mph +1.5% +1.1% 18%

87 to 93 mph +6.5% -3.4% 19%

94 to 99 mph +1.6% +0.4% 24%

Above 100 mph -13.7% +2.4%

6.8% of Brooks Lee's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 4.7% lower 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%