Matchup Machine

Miguel Andujar

matchup for Yu Darvish

179th out of 436 (Best 42%)

Yu Darvish

matchup for Miguel Andujar

371st out of 568 (Worst 35%)

Leans in favor of Darvish

Miguel Andujar has a 28.3% chance of reaching base vs Yu Darvish, which is 1.7% lower than Andujar's typical expectations, and 0.9% lower than batters facing Darvish.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	28.3%	23.6%	1.6%	5.1%	16.9%	4.7%	13.7%
Andujar	-1.7	-0.7	+0.3	-0.3	-0.6	-1.1	-0.8
Darvish	-0.9	+1.5	-1.6	-0.5	+3.6	-2.4	-9.7

Miguel Andujar is worse vs right-handed pitching. Yu Darvish is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Andujar has a B grade vs this particular release point.

Yu Darvish throws a Cutter 26% of the time. Miguel Andujar has an A grade against right-handed Cutters

Pitch Type

% of Arsenal

Cutter (R)

26%

Slider (R)

26%

4-Seam (R)

21%

Sinker (R)

12%

Splitter (R)

Curve (R)

14% of Yu Darvish's pitches are classified as Mid Challenges, which is 3% higher than the MLB average. Miguel Andujar has an A grade against this type of pitch.

Pitch Label

% vs MLB

Mid Challenge 14%

+3%

Strong Challenge 8%

+3%

Edge Painter 18%

+1%

Weak Challenge 8%

+0%

Chaser 6%

Fringe Miss 12%

Meatball 5%

-1%

Non-Competitive 11%

-2%

Likely Ball 17%

-2%

28% of Yu Darvish's pitches are classified as Medium Drop, which is 15% higher than the MLB average. Miguel Andujar has a B- grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Drop 28%

+15%

Small Break 20%

+9%

8.6% of Miguel Andujar's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 10.1% lower than the league average. Yu Darvish strikes out 20.3% of the batters he faces, which is 6.7% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

18%

Strikeout -10.1% +6.7% 6%

Walk -3.3% -1.6% 34%

In Play +13.5% -5.1% 39%

On Base +5.3% -4.8% 31%

Hit +8.7% -3.2% 14%

Single +5.0% -1.6% 13%

2B / 3B +5.4% -1.2% 3%

Home Run -1.7% -0.5%

40.7% of Miguel Andujar's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 6.2% higher than the league average. Yu Darvish induces Standard Grounders at a 34.2% rate, which is 0.2% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

Squib/Bunt -0.6% +0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder +6.2% -0.2% 7%

Hard Grounder +0.7% -0.6% 14%

Low Screamer -1.2% -0.9% 9%

Rising Liner +0.2% -1.0% 4%

Maybe Homer -0.7% +0.5% 3%

Likely Homer -1.0% -1.1% 1%

No Doubter -0.5% +1.0% 20%

Routine Flyout -2.0% +1.7% 3%

Pop up -1.2% +0.4%

26.4% of Miguel Andujar's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 2.1% higher than the league average. 21.5% of batted balls allowed by Yu Darvish are hit at above 100 mph, which is 2.8% lower than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

16%

Below 75 mph -3.5% -1.1% 21%

75 to 86 mph +3.0% +2.0% 18%

87 to 93 mph -0.7% +1.0% 19%

94 to 99 mph -0.9% +0.8% 24%

Above 100 mph +2.1% -2.8%

8.4% of Miguel Andujar's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 3.0% lower than the league average. 12.4% of batted balls allowed by Miguel Andujar are hit at this angle, which is 1.0% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%