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Ben Rice

matchup for Tyler Anderson

67th out of 436 (Best 16%)

Tyler Anderson

matchup for Ben Rice

298th out of 567 (Worst 48%)

Leans in favor of Anderson

Ben Rice has a 31.4% chance of reaching base vs Tyler Anderson, which is 1.3% higher than Rice's typical expectations, and 2.3% lower than batters facing Anderson.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	31.4%	17.7%	2.8%	4.3%	10.6%	13.7%	27.2%
Rice	+1.3	-1.4	-0.9	-0.2	-0.4	+2.8	-2.5
Anderson	-2.3	-4.5	-0.1	-0.9	-3.5	+2.2	+5.6

Ben Rice hasn't faced much left-handed pitching. Tyler Anderson is left handed with an over-the-top delivery. Rice doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Tyler Anderson throws a 4-seam fastball 38% of the time. Ben Rice hasn't faced this pitch from left handers very often.

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

38%

Changeup (L)

32%

Cutter (L)

22%

Sinker (L)

7% of Tyler Anderson's pitches are classified as Meatballs, which is 2% higher than the MLB average. Ben Rice hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Meatball 7%

+2%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Chaser 7%

+1%

Mid Challenge 12%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+0%

Likely Ball 19%

-1%

Strong Challenge 4%

-1%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

Weak Challenge 7%

-2%

32% of Tyler Anderson's pitches are classified as Offspeed Pitches, which is 19% higher than the MLB average. Ben Rice hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Offspeed (L) 32%

+19%

Low Ride 40%

+17%

Fastball (L) 67%

+12%

Extreme Slow Velo 20%

+11%

Large Break 31%

+9%

22.2% of Ben Rice's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 3.0% higher than the league average. Tyler Anderson strikes out 14.6% of the batters he faces, which is 1.9% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

19%

Strikeout +3.0% -1.9% 5%

Walk +3.4% -1.0% 55%

In Play -6.5% +2.9% 39%

On Base -5.2% -0.1% 31%

Hit -8.6% +0.9% 14%

Single -6.2% +0.5% 13%

2B / 3B -5.8% +0.6% 3%

Home Run +3.4% -0.2%

31.5% of Ben Rice's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 3.0% lower than the league average. Tyler Anderson induces Standard Grounders at a 30.6% rate, which is 3.8% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +0.6% -0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder -3.0% -3.8% 7%

Hard Grounder -4.9% -1.8% 14%

Low Screamer +5.0% +1.6% 9%

Rising Liner -6.8% +1.2% 4%

Maybe Homer -1.5% -0.2% 3%

Likely Homer +8.4% +0.2% 1%

No Doubter +4.6% -0.5% 20%

Routine Flyout -0.5% +1.5% 3%

Pop up -1.7% +1.9%

27.7% of Ben Rice's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 3.4% higher than the league average. 23.0% of batted balls allowed by Tyler Anderson are hit at above 100 mph, which is 1.3% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -0.3% +2.3% 21%

75 to 86 mph -0.9% +0.4% 18%

87 to 93 mph +8.8% +1.1% 19%

94 to 99 mph -11.0% -2.6% 24%

Above 100 mph +3.4% -1.3%

13.0% of Ben Rice's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 1.6% higher than the league average. 11.7% of batted balls allowed by Tyler Anderson are hit at this angle, which is 0.3% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%