Matchup Machine

Blake Perkins

matchup for Yu Darvish

63rd out of 436 (Best 15%)

Yu Darvish

matchup for Blake Perkins

384th out of 568 (Worst 33%)

Moderate advantage for Darvish

Blake Perkins has a 27.0% chance of reaching base vs Yu Darvish, which is 3.1% lower than Perkins's typical expectations, and 2.2% lower than batters facing Darvish.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	27.0%	20.4%	2.1%	4.7%	13.6%	6.6%	24.7%
Perkins	-3.1	+0.2	+0.5	+0.1	-0.4	-3.4	-0.7
Darvish	-2.2	-1.8	-1.1	-0.8	+0.2	-0.4	+1.4

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

Yu Darvish throws a Cutter 26% of the time. Blake Perkins hasn't faced this pitch from right handers very often

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. Blake Perkins has an F 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. Blake Perkins has a D- grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Drop 28%

+15%

Small Break 20%

+9%

14.9% of Blake Perkins's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 0.5% higher 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

14%

Strikeout +0.5% +6.7% 3%

Walk +2.7% -1.6% 41%

In Play -3.2% -5.1% 39%

On Base -0.4% -4.8% 31%

Hit -3.0% -3.2% 14%

Single -1.0% -1.6% 13%

2B / 3B -0.6% -1.2% 3%

Home Run -1.4% -0.5%

37.5% of Blake Perkins's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 3.1% 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 +2.1% +0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder +3.1% -0.2% 7%

Hard Grounder -1.3% -0.6% 14%

Low Screamer +0.5% -0.9% 9%

Rising Liner -5.4% -1.0% 4%

Maybe Homer -1.6% +0.5% 3%

Likely Homer -1.2% -1.1% 1%

No Doubter -1.2% +1.0% 20%

Routine Flyout +1.9% +1.7% 3%

Pop up +3.2% +0.4%

9.7% of Blake Perkins's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 14.6% lower 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 +8.2% -1.1% 21%

75 to 86 mph -0.6% +2.0% 18%

87 to 93 mph -3.0% +1.0% 19%

94 to 99 mph +9.9% +0.8% 24%

Above 100 mph -14.6% -2.8%

11.9% of Blake Perkins's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 0.4% higher than the league average. 12.4% of batted balls allowed by Blake Perkins are hit at this angle, which is 1.0% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%