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Cam Smith

matchup for Tanner Houck

out of 436 (Worst %)

Tanner Houck

matchup for Cam Smith

343rd out of 567 (Worst 40%)

Strong advantage for Houck

Cam Smith has a 26.0% chance of reaching base vs Tanner Houck, which is 0.4% higher than Smith's typical expectations, and 5.7% lower than batters facing Houck.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	26.0%	16.5%	1.5%	2.9%	12.1%	9.6%	32.2%
Smith	+0.4	-1.4	-0.5	-0.8	-0.1	+1.8	-0.6
Houck	-5.7	-5.6	-0.6	-1.5	-3.5	-0.1	+12.5

Cam Smith hasn't faced much right-handed pitching. Tanner Houck is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Smith doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Tanner Houck throws a Slider 40% of the time. Cam Smith hasn't faced this pitch from right handers very often

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

Slider (R)

40%

Sinker (R)

28%

4-Seam (R)

14%

7% of Tanner Houck's pitches are classified as Chasers, which is 1% higher than the MLB average. Cam Smith hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

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. Cam Smith hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Drop 53%

+41%

Extreme Break 26%

+12%

Breaking (R) 40%

+9%

Very Slow Velo 22%

+9%

14.3% of Cam Smith's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 10.3% lower 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

24%

Strikeout -10.3% -1.6% 8%

Walk +20.6% +0.2% 67%

In Play -10.3% +1.4% 39%

On Base -0.2% +0.4% 31%

Hit -20.7% +0.3% 14%

Single -9.1% +0.4% 13%

2B / 3B -8.6% +0.7% 3%

Home Run -3.0% -0.9%

66.7% of Cam Smith's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 32.3% 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 +32.3% +7.5% 7%

Hard Grounder -7.8% +2.4% 14%

Low Screamer -15.0% -5.6% 9%

Rising Liner -9.6% +2.9% 4%

Maybe Homer -4.3% -1.1% 3%

Likely Homer -3.6% -1.1% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% -0.6% 20%

Routine Flyout +13.2% -2.8% 3%

Pop up -3.4% -0.9%

0.0% of Cam Smith's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 24.3% lower 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 +50.5% -0.8% 21%

75 to 86 mph -21.2% -0.5% 18%

87 to 93 mph -18.9% -4.3% 19%

94 to 99 mph +13.9% -0.6% 24%

Above 100 mph -24.3% +6.3%

0.0% of Cam Smith's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 11.4% 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%