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James Wood

matchup for George Kirby

93rd out of 436 (Best 22%)

George Kirby

matchup for James Wood

450th out of 567 (Worst 21%)

Moderate advantage for Kirby

James Wood has a 28.2% chance of reaching base vs George Kirby, which is 4.1% lower than Wood's typical expectations, and 0.0% higher than batters facing Kirby.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	28.2%	21.5%	2.1%	4.1%	15.3%	6.7%	25.9%
Wood	-4.1	+0.4	-0.2	-0.4	+0.9	-4.5	-3.1
Kirby	0.0	-1.2	-0.5	-1.1	+0.5	+1.2	+5.1

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

George Kirby throws a 4-seam fastball 40% of the time. James Wood has a D+ grade against right-handed 4-seamers

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (R)

40%

Slider (R)

22%

Sinker (R)

19%

Curve (R)

Splitter (R)

12% of George Kirby'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 12%

+3%

Edge Painter 19%

+2%

Mid Challenge 13%

+2%

Strong Challenge 6%

+1%

Chaser 6%

+0%

Fringe Miss 13%

+0%

Likely Ball 17%

-2%

Meatball 3%

-3%

Non-Competitive 8%

-4%

26% of George Kirby's pitches are classified as Very Fast Velocity, which is 18% higher than the MLB average. James Wood hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Very Fast Velo 26%

+18%

Medium Break 18%

+9%

20.7% of James Wood's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 5.7% higher than the league average. George Kirby strikes out 15.6% of the batters he faces, which is 0.5% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

14%

Strikeout +5.7% +0.5% 4%

Walk +3.2% -5.1% 48%

In Play -9.0% +4.6% 39%

On Base +4.9% -3.9% 31%

Hit +1.7% +1.2% 14%

Single +0.6% +0.5% 13%

2B / 3B +1.0% +0.8% 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. George Kirby induces Standard Grounders at a 36.4% rate, which is 2.0% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.8% -0.6% 34%

Standard Grounder +5.5% +2.0% 7%

Hard Grounder +5.7% +0.1% 14%

Low Screamer +1.7% -1.4% 9%

Rising Liner 0.0% -2.7% 4%

Maybe Homer -1.5% -0.9% 3%

Likely Homer +1.4% -0.6% 1%

No Doubter +0.2% -1.1% 20%

Routine Flyout -10.8% +3.1% 3%

Pop up -1.3% +2.1%

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. 22.6% of batted balls allowed by George Kirby are hit at above 100 mph, which is 1.7% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -4.0% -4.4% 21%

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

87 to 93 mph -10.9% +2.3% 19%

94 to 99 mph -8.6% +0.7% 24%

Above 100 mph +26.5% -1.7%

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. 12.5% of batted balls allowed by George Kirby are hit at this angle, which is 1.0% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%