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Matt Shaw

matchup for Austin Gomber

out of 436 (Worst %)

Austin Gomber

matchup for Matt Shaw

39th out of 567 (Best 8%)

Moderate advantage for Gomber

Matt Shaw has a 26.2% chance of reaching base vs Austin Gomber, which is 1.9% higher than Shaw's typical expectations, and 5.5% lower than batters facing Gomber.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	26.2%	22.6%	3.0%	5.7%	13.9%	3.6%	21.4%
Shaw	+1.9	+4.6	+1.0	+1.9	+1.7	-2.7	-11.3
Gomber	-5.5	-3.3	-0.4	-0.9	-2.0	-2.2	+3.6

Matt Shaw hasn't faced much left-handed pitching. Austin Gomber is left handed with a horizontal release toward the first base side. Shaw doesn't have many appearances against this particular release point.

Austin Gomber throws a 4-seam fastball 42% of the time. Matt Shaw hasn't faced this pitch from left handers very often.

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (L)

42%

Slider (L)

21%

Changeup (L)

18%

9% of Austin Gomber's pitches are classified as Meatballs, 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

Meatball 9%

+3%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Fringe Miss 13%

+1%

Mid Challenge 11%

Weak Challenge 9%

Likely Ball 19%

Strong Challenge 4%

-1%

Chaser 4%

-2%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

42% of Austin Gomber's pitches are classified as Medium Break Toward Third Base, which is 23% higher than the MLB average. Matt Shaw hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Break 42%

+23%

Extreme Drop 16%

+11%

Breaking (L) 40%

+10%

This chart shows location tendencies (vertical on the left, horizontal on the right). The blue bars indicate where Austin Gomber 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.

+1%

+0%

+1%

-1%

+0%

-3%

-1%

+0%

+4%

+3%

+0%

-3%

29.3% of Matt Shaw's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 5.7% higher than the league average. Austin Gomber strikes out 13.7% of the batters he faces, which is 3.3% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

23%

Strikeout +5.7% -3.3% 7%

Walk -3.8% -2.5% 65%

In Play -1.9% +5.9% 39%

On Base -12.2% +0.6% 31%

Hit -8.5% +3.1% 14%

Single -2.2% +1.2% 13%

2B / 3B -6.1% +1.6% 3%

Home Run -0.1% +0.3%

59.6% of Matt Shaw's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 25.2% higher than the league average. Austin Gomber induces Standard Grounders at a 32.5% rate, which is 1.9% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +4.3% -0.4% 34%

Standard Grounder +25.2% -1.9% 7%

Hard Grounder -2.6% +0.7% 14%

Low Screamer -10.1% +1.5% 9%

Rising Liner -4.4% +0.5% 4%

Maybe Homer -4.3% +0.6% 3%

Likely Homer +1.5% -0.5% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% -0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout -5.0% +1.5% 3%

Pop up -3.4% -1.6%

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. 21.5% of batted balls allowed by Austin Gomber are hit at above 100 mph, which is 2.8% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph +13.5% -1.7% 21%

75 to 86 mph -1.3% +1.9% 18%

87 to 93 mph -8.7% -1.7% 19%

94 to 99 mph +15.6% +4.3% 24%

Above 100 mph -19.2% -2.8%

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. 12.1% of batted balls allowed by Austin Gomber are hit at this angle, which is 0.6% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%