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Ben Rice

matchup for Taj Bradley

199th out of 436 (Best 46%)

Taj Bradley

matchup for Ben Rice

358th out of 567 (Worst 37%)

Leans in favor of Bradley

Ben Rice has a 29.3% chance of reaching base vs Taj Bradley, which is 0.8% lower than Rice's typical expectations, and 1.4% lower than batters facing Bradley.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	29.3%	19.2%	3.8%	4.4%	11.0%	10.1%	32.5%
Rice	-0.8	+0.0	+0.1	-0.1	+0.0	-0.8	+2.8
Bradley	-1.4	-3.4	+1.2	-0.4	-4.2	+2.0	+6.1

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

Taj Bradley throws a 4-seam fastball 44% of the time. Ben Rice hasn't faced this pitch from right handers very often

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (R)

44%

Cutter (R)

24%

Splitter (R)

15%

Curve (R)

12%

Changeup (R)

15% of Taj Bradley's pitches are classified as Mid Challenges, which is 4% higher than the MLB average. Ben Rice hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Mid Challenge 15%

+4%

Strong Challenge 7%

+2%

Weak Challenge 9%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+0%

Non-Competitive 13%

Edge Painter 17%

Chaser 5%

-1%

Likely Ball 18%

-2%

Meatball 3%

-3%

36% of Taj Bradley's pitches are classified as Medium Break Toward Third Base, which is 17% higher than the MLB average. Ben Rice hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Break 36%

+17%

Very Fast Velo 24%

+15%

Fastball (R) 68%

+14%

High Ride 24%

+13%

Offspeed (R) 20%

+9%

22.2% of Ben Rice's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 3.0% higher than the league average. Taj Bradley strikes out 18.3% of the batters he faces, which is 3.2% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

19%

Strikeout +3.0% +3.2% 5%

Walk +3.4% +0.4% 55%

In Play -6.5% -3.5% 39%

On Base -5.2% -1.3% 31%

Hit -8.6% -1.6% 14%

Single -6.2% -1.6% 13%

2B / 3B -5.8% -1.2% 3%

Home Run +3.4% +1.2%

31.5% of Ben Rice's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 3.0% lower than the league average. Taj Bradley induces Standard Grounders at a 32.6% rate, which is 1.9% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +0.6% -0.8% 34%

Standard Grounder -3.0% -1.9% 7%

Hard Grounder -4.9% +0.8% 14%

Low Screamer +5.0% -4.6% 9%

Rising Liner -6.8% +2.4% 4%

Maybe Homer -1.5% +1.3% 3%

Likely Homer +8.4% +3.1% 1%

No Doubter +4.6% +0.1% 20%

Routine Flyout -0.5% -2.0% 3%

Pop up -1.7% +1.4%

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. 29.5% of batted balls allowed by Taj Bradley are hit at above 100 mph, which is 5.2% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -0.3% -3.4% 21%

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

87 to 93 mph +8.8% -2.1% 19%

94 to 99 mph -11.0% +1.2% 24%

Above 100 mph +3.4% +5.2%

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. 13.8% of batted balls allowed by Taj Bradley are hit at this angle, which is 2.3% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%

Below -10° -1.1% -1.0% 12%

-10 to 0° -9.7% +0.9% 8%

1 to 6° +4.4% -0.2% 18%

7 to 18° -11.4% +0.7% 15%

19 to 28° +18.1% -1.2% 11%

29 to 38° +1.6% +2.3% 7%

39 to 50° +0.2% -3.8% 8%

Above 50° -2.0% +2.3%

Ben Rice has 3 plate appearances against Taj Bradley in the last 3 years. He is 1 for 3 with a double and

	PA	AB	H	HR	2/3B	1B	K	BB	Avg
Actual	3	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.333
Expected From Contact →			1.09	0.01	0.66	0.43			0.364

		Expected From Contact
Date	Outcome	HR	2/3B	1B	Out
2024-07-20	Double		65%	13%	21%
2024-07-20	Groundout			21%	79%
2024-07-20	Groundout			9%	91%

Expected From Contact: A model predicts the outcome of every ball hit in play based on how it leaves the bat (exit velocity, launch angle, direction, and batter handedness). This helps control for luck, weather, and the park the hitter was in.

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