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James Wood

matchup for Tanner Houck

118th out of 436 (Best 28%)

Tanner Houck

matchup for James Wood

374th out of 567 (Worst 34%)

Leans in favor of Houck

James Wood has a 31.3% chance of reaching base vs Tanner Houck, which is 1.0% lower than Wood's typical expectations, and 0.5% higher than batters facing Houck.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	31.3%	20.8%	1.7%	3.7%	15.3%	10.5%	24.6%
Wood	-1.0	-0.3	-0.6	-0.7	+1.0	-0.7	-4.4
Houck	-0.5	-1.3	-0.4	-0.6	-0.3	+0.8	+5.0

James Wood is worse vs right-handed pitching. Tanner Houck is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Wood has a B- grade vs this particular release point.

Tanner Houck throws a Slider 40% of the time. James Wood 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. James Wood 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. James Wood has a B- grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Drop 53%

+41%

Large Break 17%

+12%

Breaking (R) 40%

+9%

Very Slow Velo 22%

+9%

20.7% of James Wood's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 5.7% 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

14%

Strikeout +5.7% -1.6% 4%

Walk +3.2% +0.2% 48%

In Play -9.0% +1.4% 39%

On Base +4.9% +0.4% 31%

Hit +1.7% +0.3% 14%

Single +0.6% +0.4% 13%

2B / 3B +1.0% +0.7% 3%

Home Run +0.1% -0.9%

39.9% of James Wood's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 5.5% 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 -0.8% -0.7% 34%

Standard Grounder +5.5% +7.5% 7%

Hard Grounder +5.7% +2.4% 14%

Low Screamer +1.7% -5.6% 9%

Rising Liner 0.0% +2.9% 4%

Maybe Homer -1.5% -1.1% 3%

Likely Homer +1.4% -1.1% 1%

No Doubter +0.2% -0.6% 20%

Routine Flyout -10.8% -2.8% 3%

Pop up -1.3% -0.9%

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. 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 -4.0% -0.8% 21%

75 to 86 mph -3.0% -0.5% 18%

87 to 93 mph -10.9% -4.3% 19%

94 to 99 mph -8.6% -0.6% 24%

Above 100 mph +26.5% +6.3%

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. 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%