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James Wood

matchup for Seth Lugo

94th out of 436 (Best 22%)

Seth Lugo

matchup for James Wood

370th out of 567 (Worst 35%)

Leans in favor of Lugo

James Wood has a 31.9% chance of reaching base vs Seth Lugo, which is 0.4% higher than Wood's typical expectations, and 0.5% lower than batters facing Lugo.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	31.9%	21.4%	1.9%	4.5%	15.1%	10.5%	30.5%
Wood	-0.4	+0.3	-0.4	+0.0	+0.7	-0.7	+1.5
Lugo	-0.5	-2.5	-1.2	-0.5	-0.8	+2.0	+5.6

James Wood is worse vs right-handed pitching. Seth Lugo is right handed with an over-the-top delivery. Wood has a D- grade vs this particular release point.

Seth Lugo throws a 4-seam fastball 29% of the time. James Wood has a D+ grade against right-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (R)

29%

Curve (R)

28%

Sinker (R)

17%

Slider (R)

13%

Changeup (R)

10% of Seth Lugo's pitches are classified as Weak Challenges, which is 2% 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 10%

+2%

Mid Challenge 12%

+1%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Strong Challenge 6%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+0%

Chaser 6%

Non-Competitive 12%

-1%

Meatball 5%

-1%

Likely Ball 18%

-1%

25% of Seth Lugo's pitches are classified as Extreme Drop, which is 20% higher than the MLB average. James Wood hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Extreme Drop 25%

+20%

Large Break 18%

+13%

Extreme Slow Velo 16%

+11%

Breaking (R) 41%

+10%

20.7% of James Wood's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 5.7% higher than the league average. Seth Lugo strikes out 16.5% of the batters he faces, which is 0.8% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

14%

Strikeout +5.7% +0.8% 4%

Walk +3.2% -2.3% 48%

In Play -9.0% +1.4% 39%

On Base +4.9% -0.4% 31%

Hit +1.7% +1.9% 14%

Single +0.6% +0.7% 13%

2B / 3B +1.0% +1.1% 3%

Home Run +0.1% +0.1%

39.9% of James Wood's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 5.5% higher than the league average. Seth Lugo induces Standard Grounders at a 36.3% rate, which is 1.9% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.8% +1.4% 34%

Standard Grounder +5.5% +1.9% 7%

Hard Grounder +5.7% -1.6% 14%

Low Screamer +1.7% +0.5% 9%

Rising Liner 0.0% -1.0% 4%

Maybe Homer -1.5% -0.5% 3%

Likely Homer +1.4% +2.1% 1%

No Doubter +0.2% -0.5% 20%

Routine Flyout -10.8% -0.1% 3%

Pop up -1.3% -2.2%

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. 22.7% of batted balls allowed by Seth Lugo are hit at above 100 mph, which is 1.6% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -4.0% +1.3% 21%

75 to 86 mph -3.0% +0.9% 18%

87 to 93 mph -10.9% -1.4% 19%

94 to 99 mph -8.6% +0.8% 24%

Above 100 mph +26.5% -1.6%

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. 14.0% of batted balls allowed by Seth Lugo are hit at this angle, which is 2.6% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%