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Joey Loperfido

matchup for Tanner Houck

23rd out of 436 (Best 6%)

Tanner Houck

matchup for Joey Loperfido

306th out of 567 (Worst 46%)

Strong advantage for Houck

Joey Loperfido has a 26.7% chance of reaching base vs Tanner Houck, which is 0.2% higher than Loperfido's typical expectations, and 5.0% lower than batters facing Houck.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	26.7%	18.0%	2.2%	3.7%	12.0%	8.7%	27.9%
Loperfido	+0.2	-1.0	-0.9	-0.6	+0.5	+1.2	-6.2
Houck	-5.0	-4.1	+0.1	-0.6	-3.6	-1.0	+8.2

Joey Loperfido hasn't faced much right-handed pitching. Tanner Houck is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Loperfido has a D- grade vs this particular release point.

Tanner Houck throws a Slider 40% of the time. Joey Loperfido hasn't faced this pitch from right handers very often

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

Slider (R)

40%

Sinker (R)

28%

Splitter (R)

15%

4-Seam (R)

14%

10% of Tanner Houck's pitches are classified as Weak Challenges, which is 2% higher than the MLB average. Joey Loperfido hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Weak Challenge 10%

+2%

Chaser 7%

+1%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Likely Ball 20%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+1%

Strong Challenge 5%

Mid Challenge 10%

-1%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

Meatball 4%

-2%

53% of Tanner Houck's pitches are classified as Medium Drop, which is 41% higher than the MLB average. Joey Loperfido hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Drop 53%

+41%

Large Break 17%

+12%

Breaking (R) 40%

+9%

Very Slow Velo 22%

+9%

27.7% of Joey Loperfido's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 12.6% higher than the league average. Tanner Houck strikes out 14.2% of the batters he faces, which is 1.6% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

15%

Strikeout +12.6% -1.6% 6%

Walk -2.9% +0.2% 52%

In Play -9.8% +1.4% 39%

On Base -7.7% +0.4% 31%

Hit -4.9% +0.3% 14%

Single -2.4% +0.4% 13%

2B / 3B -2.0% +0.7% 3%

Home Run -0.4% -0.9%

37.3% of Joey Loperfido's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 2.9% higher than the league average. Tanner Houck induces Standard Grounders at a 41.9% rate, which is 7.5% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +2.9% -0.7% 34%

Standard Grounder +2.9% +7.5% 7%

Hard Grounder -5.0% +2.4% 14%

Low Screamer -5.6% -5.6% 9%

Rising Liner +7.5% +2.9% 4%

Maybe Homer -3.5% -1.1% 3%

Likely Homer +0.1% -1.1% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% -0.6% 20%

Routine Flyout -1.8% -2.8% 3%

Pop up +3.6% -0.9%

23.3% of Joey Loperfido's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 1.0% lower than the league average. 30.6% of batted balls allowed by Tanner Houck are hit at above 100 mph, which is 6.3% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +1.1% -0.8% 21%

75 to 86 mph -3.9% -0.5% 18%

87 to 93 mph +8.0% -4.3% 19%

94 to 99 mph -4.2% -0.6% 24%

Above 100 mph -1.0% +6.3%

3.7% of Joey Loperfido's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 7.7% lower than the league average. 10.1% of batted balls allowed by Tanner Houck are hit at this angle, which is 1.3% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%