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Matt Shaw

matchup for Kevin Gausman

out of 436 (Worst %)

Kevin Gausman

matchup for Matt Shaw

347th out of 564 (Worst 39%)

Extreme advantage for Gausman

Matt Shaw has a 22.7% chance of reaching base vs Kevin Gausman, which is 1.7% lower than Shaw's typical expectations, and 8.8% lower than batters facing Gausman.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	22.7%	17.7%	2.0%	3.9%	11.8%	5.0%	30.4%
Shaw	-1.7	-0.4	0.0	+0.0	-0.4	-1.3	-2.3
Gausman	-8.8	-5.5	-0.7	-2.2	-2.6	-3.3	+9.1

Matt Shaw hasn't faced much right-handed pitching. Kevin Gausman is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Shaw doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Kevin Gausman throws a 4-seam fastball 51% of the time. Matt Shaw hasn't faced this pitch from right handers very often

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (R)

51%

Splitter (R)

35%

Slider (R)

11%

9% of Kevin Gausman's pitches are classified as Chasers, which is 3% higher than the MLB average. Matt Shaw hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Chaser 9%

+3%

Mid Challenge 14%

+3%

Fringe Miss 13%

+1%

Edge Painter 17%

Likely Ball 19%

Strong Challenge 5%

-1%

Meatball 5%

-1%

Weak Challenge 7%

-1%

Non-Competitive 9%

-4%

48% of Kevin Gausman's pitches are classified as Large Break Toward Third Base, which is 27% higher than the MLB average. Matt Shaw hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Large Break 48%

+27%

Offspeed (R) 37%

+25%

High Ride 23%

+13%

Slow Velo 25%

+11%

This chart shows location tendencies (vertical on the left, horizontal on the right). The blue bars indicate where Kevin Gausman throws MORE OFTEN than the league average while purple bars indicate areas he throws LESS OFTEN. Grades represent how well Matt Shaw has performed against pitches thrown in each area.

-3%

-2%

-3%

-1%

+0%

+2%

+6%

+3%

-5%

-3%

-2%

-4%

+3%

+8%

+2%

+0%

29.3% of Matt Shaw's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 5.7% higher than the league average. Kevin Gausman strikes out 17.4% of the batters he faces, which is 3.1% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

23%

Strikeout +5.7% +3.1% 7%

Walk -3.8% -1.5% 65%

In Play -1.9% -1.6% 39%

On Base -12.2% -1.9% 31%

Hit -8.5% -0.4% 14%

Single -2.2% -0.1% 13%

2B / 3B -6.1% +0.1% 3%

Home Run -0.1% -0.4%

59.6% of Matt Shaw's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 25.2% higher than the league average. Kevin Gausman induces Standard Grounders at a 33.5% rate, which is 0.9% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +4.3% -0.2% 34%

Standard Grounder +25.2% -0.9% 7%

Hard Grounder -2.6% +0.5% 14%

Low Screamer -10.1% +1.6% 9%

Rising Liner -4.4% -0.1% 4%

Maybe Homer -4.3% +1.6% 3%

Likely Homer +1.5% -0.1% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% +0.0% 20%

Routine Flyout -5.0% -1.7% 3%

Pop up -3.4% -0.7%

5.1% of Matt Shaw's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 19.2% lower than the league average. 25.8% of batted balls allowed by Kevin Gausman are hit at above 100 mph, which is 1.5% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +13.5% +0.2% 21%

75 to 86 mph -1.3% -0.6% 18%

87 to 93 mph -8.7% -1.4% 19%

94 to 99 mph +15.6% +0.2% 24%

Above 100 mph -19.2% +1.5%

0.0% of Matt Shaw's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 11.4% lower than the league average. 12.9% of batted balls allowed by Kevin Gausman are hit at this angle, which is 1.5% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%