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James Wood

matchup for Jon Gray

53rd out of 436 (Best 13%)

Jon Gray

matchup for James Wood

235th out of 567 (Best 42%)

Leans in favor of Wood

James Wood has a 31.5% chance of reaching base vs Jon Gray, which is 0.9% lower than Wood's typical expectations, and 1.6% lower than batters facing Gray.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	31.5%	23.8%	2.6%	4.6%	16.6%	7.7%	21.8%
Wood	-0.9	+2.7	+0.3	+0.2	+2.2	-3.5	-7.2
Gray	-1.6	-2.6	-0.5	-1.1	-1.0	+1.0	+4.8

James Wood is worse vs right-handed pitching. Jon Gray is right handed with a moderate release toward the third base side. Wood does't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Jon Gray throws a 4-seam fastball 47% of the time. James Wood has a D+ grade against right-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (R)

47%

Slider (R)

38%

Changeup (R)

Curve (R)

11% of Jon Gray's pitches are classified as Weak Challenges, which is 3% higher than the MLB average. James Wood hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Weak Challenge 11%

+3%

Mid Challenge 12%

+1%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Fringe Miss 12%

Likely Ball 19%

Meatball 6%

Chaser 6%

-1%

Strong Challenge 4%

-1%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

41% of Jon Gray's pitches are classified as Low Ride, which is 17% higher than the MLB average. James Wood has a B grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Low Ride 41%

+17%

Large Break 35%

+14%

Breaking (R) 44%

+14%

Medium Slow Velo 25%

+12%

20.7% of James Wood's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 5.7% higher than the league average. Jon Gray strikes out 17.9% of the batters he faces, which is 3.8% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

14%

Strikeout +5.7% +3.8% 4%

Walk +3.2% -1.2% 48%

In Play -9.0% -2.6% 39%

On Base +4.9% -0.6% 31%

Hit +1.7% +0.6% 14%

Single +0.6% +0.8% 13%

2B / 3B +1.0% +0.4% 3%

Home Run +0.1% -0.6%

39.9% of James Wood's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 5.5% higher than the league average. Jon Gray induces Standard Grounders at a 34.7% rate, which is 0.2% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.8% 0.0% 34%

Standard Grounder +5.5% +0.2% 7%

Hard Grounder +5.7% +0.0% 14%

Low Screamer +1.7% -0.3% 9%

Rising Liner 0.0% +0.7% 4%

Maybe Homer -1.5% -1.5% 3%

Likely Homer +1.4% -0.5% 1%

No Doubter +0.2% -0.1% 20%

Routine Flyout -10.8% +1.0% 3%

Pop up -1.3% +0.4%

50.8% of James Wood's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 26.5% higher than the league average. 26.7% of batted balls allowed by Jon Gray are hit at above 100 mph, which is 2.4% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -4.0% -0.3% 21%

75 to 86 mph -3.0% -2.3% 18%

87 to 93 mph -10.9% +0.0% 19%

94 to 99 mph -8.6% +0.1% 24%

Above 100 mph +26.5% +2.4%

7.8% of James Wood's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 3.6% lower than the league average. 9.6% of batted balls allowed by Jon Gray are hit at this angle, which is 1.9% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%