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Victor Scott II

matchup for Caleb Thielbar

125th out of 436 (Best 29%)

Caleb Thielbar

matchup for Victor Scott II

253rd out of 567 (Best 45%)

Leans in favor of Thielbar

Victor Scott II has a 29.4% chance of reaching base vs Caleb Thielbar, which is 0.9% higher than Scott II's typical expectations, and 2.4% lower than batters facing Thielbar.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	29.4%	21.1%	2.6%	5.2%	13.3%	8.4%	27.2%
Scott II	+0.9	+0.2	+0.1	+0.9	-0.8	+0.7	+2.6
Thielbar	-2.4	-0.7	-0.7	+0.2	-0.2	-1.7	-0.8

Victor Scott II hasn't faced much left-handed pitching. Caleb Thielbar is left handed with an over-the-top delivery. Scott II doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Caleb Thielbar throws a 4-seam fastball 49% of the time. Victor Scott II hasn't faced this pitch from left handers very often.

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

49%

Slider (L)

29%

Curve (L)

22%

16% of Caleb Thielbar's pitches are classified as Mid Challenges, which is 5% higher than the MLB average. Victor Scott II hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Mid Challenge 16%

+5%

Strong Challenge 9%

+4%

Likely Ball 20%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+0%

Edge Painter 17%

Chaser 5%

-1%

Meatball 3%

-2%

Weak Challenge 6%

-3%

Non-Competitive 8%

-4%

50% of Caleb Thielbar's pitches are classified as Breaking Pitches, which is 21% higher than the MLB average. Victor Scott II hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Breaking (L) 50%

+21%

Small Break 29%

+21%

Slow Lob 22%

+18%

Extreme Drop 22%

+17%

23.3% of Victor Scott II's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 3.7% higher than the league average. Caleb Thielbar strikes out 18.8% of the batters he faces, which is 5.2% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

19%

Strikeout +3.7% +5.2% 7%

Walk -4.3% +1.9% 55%

In Play +0.7% -7.1% 39%

On Base -8.1% -6.1% 31%

Hit -3.7% -8.0% 14%

Single -1.9% -4.3% 13%

2B / 3B -1.5% -3.9% 3%

Home Run -0.3% +0.2%

31.6% of Victor Scott II's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 2.8% lower than the league average. Caleb Thielbar induces Standard Grounders at a 31.6% rate, which is 2.8% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +2.7% -0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder -2.8% -2.8% 7%

Hard Grounder -2.9% -3.1% 14%

Low Screamer -2.1% -0.5% 9%

Rising Liner +0.4% -1.4% 4%

Maybe Homer -1.3% -0.7% 3%

Likely Homer -3.6% +0.9% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% +0.4% 20%

Routine Flyout +4.8% +2.4% 3%

Pop up +6.0% +5.0%

20.7% of Victor Scott II's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 3.6% lower than the league average. 23.3% of batted balls allowed by Caleb Thielbar are hit at above 100 mph, which is 1.0% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +8.8% +2.4% 21%

75 to 86 mph -5.0% +1.4% 18%

87 to 93 mph +11.3% +2.0% 19%

94 to 99 mph -11.5% -4.6% 24%

Above 100 mph -3.6% -1.0%

2.9% of Victor Scott II's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 8.5% lower than the league average. 10.7% of batted balls allowed by Caleb Thielbar are hit at this angle, which is 0.8% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%

Below -10° +4.9% -1.3% 12%

-10 to 0° -9.2% -4.6% 8%

1 to 6° -3.8% -1.7% 18%

7 to 18° +6.7% +2.3% 15%

19 to 28° +1.8% -2.3% 11%

29 to 38° -8.5% -0.8% 7%

39 to 50° +0.3% +1.3% 8%

Above 50° +7.9% +7.1%

Victor Scott II has 1 plate appearance against Caleb Thielbar in the last 3 years. He is 0 for 1 with a strikeout.

	PA	AB	H	HR	2/3B	1B	K	BB	Avg
Actual	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.000
Expected From Contact →			0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00			0.000

		Expected From Contact
Date	Outcome	HR	2/3B	1B	Out
2024-08-23	Strikeout

Expected From Contact: A model predicts the outcome of every ball hit in play based on how it leaves the bat (exit velocity, launch angle, direction, and batter handedness). This helps control for luck, weather, and the park the hitter was in.

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