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Drake Baldwin

matchup for Kevin Gausman

out of 436 (Worst %)

Kevin Gausman

matchup for Drake Baldwin

393rd out of 567 (Worst 31%)

Extreme advantage for Gausman

Drake Baldwin has a 23.7% chance of reaching base vs Kevin Gausman, which is 2.2% lower than Baldwin's typical expectations, and 7.7% lower than batters facing Gausman.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	23.7%	17.5%	2.1%	3.4%	11.9%	6.2%	30.7%
Baldwin	-2.2	-0.5	-0.1	-0.2	-0.3	-1.7	-1.4
Gausman	-7.7	-5.7	-0.5	-2.7	-2.5	-2.0	+9.5

Drake Baldwin hasn't faced much right-handed pitching. Kevin Gausman is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Baldwin doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Kevin Gausman throws a 4-seam fastball 51% of the time. Drake Baldwin hasn't faced this pitch from right handers very often

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (R)

51%

Slider (R)

11%

9% of Kevin Gausman's pitches are classified as Chasers, which is 3% higher than the MLB average. Drake Baldwin hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Chaser 9%

+3%

Mid Challenge 14%

+3%

Fringe Miss 13%

+1%

Edge Painter 17%

Likely Ball 19%

Strong Challenge 5%

-1%

Meatball 5%

-1%

Weak Challenge 7%

-1%

Non-Competitive 9%

-4%

48% of Kevin Gausman's pitches are classified as Large Break Toward Third Base, which is 27% higher than the MLB average. Drake Baldwin hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Large Break 48%

+27%

Offspeed (R) 37%

+25%

High Ride 23%

+13%

Slow Velo 25%

+11%

24.6% of Drake Baldwin's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 0.3% higher than the league average. Kevin Gausman strikes out 17.4% of the batters he faces, which is 3.1% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

24%

Strikeout +0.3% +3.1% 7%

Walk +0.0% -1.5% 66%

In Play -0.3% -1.6% 39%

On Base +17.8% -1.9% 31%

Hit +17.8% -0.4% 14%

Single +7.8% -0.1% 13%

2B / 3B +8.2% +0.1% 3%

Home Run +1.8% -0.4%

33.7% of Drake Baldwin's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 0.7% lower than the league average. Kevin Gausman induces Standard Grounders at a 33.5% rate, which is 0.9% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.8% -0.2% 34%

Standard Grounder -0.7% -0.9% 7%

Hard Grounder +3.5% +0.5% 14%

Low Screamer -15.0% +1.6% 9%

Rising Liner -9.6% -0.1% 4%

Maybe Homer +28.9% +1.6% 3%

Likely Homer -3.6% -0.1% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% +0.0% 20%

Routine Flyout +1.8% -1.7% 3%

Pop up -3.4% -0.7%

44.4% of Drake Baldwin's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 20.1% higher than the league average. 25.8% of batted balls allowed by Kevin Gausman are hit at above 100 mph, which is 1.5% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -16.2% +0.2% 21%

75 to 86 mph -10.0% -0.6% 18%

87 to 93 mph -18.9% -1.4% 19%

94 to 99 mph +25.0% +0.2% 24%

Above 100 mph +20.1% +1.5%

33.1% of Drake Baldwin's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 21.7% higher than the league average. 12.9% of batted balls allowed by Kevin Gausman are hit at this angle, which is 1.5% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%