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Matt Shaw

matchup for Jack Flaherty

out of 436 (Worst %)

Jack Flaherty

matchup for Matt Shaw

374th out of 567 (Worst 34%)

Extreme advantage for Flaherty

Matt Shaw has a 23.2% chance of reaching base vs Jack Flaherty, which is 1.2% lower than Shaw's typical expectations, and 11.0% lower than batters facing Flaherty.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	23.2%	16.9%	1.8%	4.2%	10.9%	6.3%	35.2%
Shaw	-1.2	-1.2	-0.2	+0.3	-1.3	0.0	+2.5
Flaherty	-11.0	-6.3	-1.8	-1.0	-3.6	-4.7	+12.3

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

Jack Flaherty throws a 4-seam fastball 44% of the time. Matt Shaw hasn't faced this pitch from right handers very often

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

4-Seam (R)

44%

Slider (R)

27%

Kn-Curve (R)

18%

21% of Jack Flaherty's pitches are classified as Likely Balls, which is 2% higher than the MLB average. Matt Shaw hasn't faced this type of pitch very often.

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Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Likely Ball 21%

+2%

Fringe Miss 13%

+1%

Edge Painter 17%

Mid Challenge 11%

Chaser 6%

Weak Challenge 8%

Meatball 6%

Non-Competitive 12%

-1%

Strong Challenge 4%

-1%

45% of Jack Flaherty's pitches are classified as Breaking Pitches, which is 14% higher than the MLB average. Matt Shaw hasn't faced this type of pitch enough to assign a grade.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Breaking (R) 45%

+14%

Medium Break 20%

+11%

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

-2%

-4%

-2%

+2%

+4%

+3%

-2%

-1%

+0%

+1%

29.3% of Matt Shaw's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 5.7% higher than the league average. Jack Flaherty strikes out 20.5% of the batters he faces, which is 5.8% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

23%

Strikeout +5.7% +5.8% 7%

Walk -3.8% -1.5% 65%

In Play -1.9% -4.3% 39%

On Base -12.2% -2.0% 31%

Hit -8.5% -0.5% 14%

Single -2.2% +0.0% 13%

2B / 3B -6.1% -0.3% 3%

Home Run -0.1% -0.2%

59.6% of Matt Shaw's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 25.2% higher than the league average. Jack Flaherty induces Standard Grounders at a 36.3% rate, which is 1.9% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt +4.3% -0.2% 34%

Standard Grounder +25.2% +1.9% 7%

Hard Grounder -2.6% -1.5% 14%

Low Screamer -10.1% +1.6% 9%

Rising Liner -4.4% +0.7% 4%

Maybe Homer -4.3% -0.3% 3%

Likely Homer +1.5% +0.1% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% -0.3% 20%

Routine Flyout -5.0% -1.3% 3%

Pop up -3.4% -0.8%

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 Jack Flaherty 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% +1.6% 21%

75 to 86 mph -1.3% +2.0% 18%

87 to 93 mph -8.7% +0.5% 19%

94 to 99 mph +15.6% -1.3% 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. 12.2% of batted balls allowed by Jack Flaherty are hit at this angle, which is 0.7% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%