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Ben Rice

matchup for Ryan Weathers

75th out of 436 (Best 18%)

Ryan Weathers

matchup for Ben Rice

480th out of 567 (Worst 16%)

Strong advantage for Weathers

Ben Rice has a 27.5% chance of reaching base vs Ryan Weathers, which is 2.6% lower than Rice's typical expectations, and 2.4% lower than batters facing Weathers.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	27.5%	16.5%	2.4%	4.2%	9.9%	11.0%	32.0%
Rice	-2.6	-2.7	-1.3	-0.3	-1.1	+0.0	+2.3
Weathers	-2.4	-5.0	+0.3	-1.3	-4.0	+2.6	+7.3

Ben Rice hasn't faced much left-handed pitching. Ryan Weathers is left handed with an extreme release toward the first base side. Rice doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

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

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

44%

Slider (L)

25%

Changeup (L)

18%

Sinker (L)

13%

12% of Ryan Weathers's pitches are classified as Mid Challenges, which is 1% 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 12%

+1%

Likely Ball 21%

+1%

Strong Challenge 6%

+1%

Non-Competitive 13%

+0%

Fringe Miss 12%

Edge Painter 17%

Weak Challenge 8%

Meatball 5%

-1%

Chaser 5%

-1%

53% of Ryan Weathers's pitches are classified as Large Break Toward Third Base, which is 32% higher than the MLB average. Ben Rice hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Large Break 53%

+32%

Fast Velo 28%

+19%

Low Ride 37%

+14%

22.2% of Ben Rice's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 3.0% higher than the league average. Ryan Weathers strikes out 14.3% of the batters he faces, which is 2.1% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

19%

Strikeout +3.0% -2.1% 5%

Walk +3.4% -0.6% 55%

In Play -6.5% +2.7% 39%

On Base -5.2% +0.9% 31%

Hit -8.6% +1.5% 14%

Single -6.2% +0.9% 13%

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

Home Run +3.4% -0.5%

31.5% of Ben Rice's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 3.0% lower than the league average. Ryan Weathers induces Standard Grounders at a 40.1% rate, which is 5.7% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +0.6% +0.3% 34%

Standard Grounder -3.0% +5.7% 7%

Hard Grounder -4.9% -0.6% 14%

Low Screamer +5.0% -1.1% 9%

Rising Liner -6.8% -1.3% 4%

Maybe Homer -1.5% +1.4% 3%

Likely Homer +8.4% -0.7% 1%

No Doubter +4.6% +0.5% 20%

Routine Flyout -0.5% -5.5% 3%

Pop up -1.7% +1.2%

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. 25.4% of batted balls allowed by Ryan Weathers are hit at above 100 mph, which is 1.1% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -0.3% +0.6% 21%

75 to 86 mph -0.9% +1.0% 18%

87 to 93 mph +8.8% -0.7% 19%

94 to 99 mph -11.0% -2.0% 24%

Above 100 mph +3.4% +1.1%

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. 7.7% of batted balls allowed by Ryan Weathers are hit at this angle, which is 3.8% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%