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Bobby Witt Jr.

matchup for Yu Darvish

411st out of 436 (Worst 6%)

Yu Darvish

matchup for Bobby Witt Jr.

415th out of 568 (Worst 27%)

Strong advantage for Witt Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr. has a 30.2% chance of reaching base vs Yu Darvish, which is 3.0% lower than Witt Jr.'s typical expectations, and 1.0% higher than batters facing Darvish.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	30.2%	25.2%	4.2%	6.6%	14.4%	5.0%	16.3%
Witt Jr.	-3.0	-1.0	-0.3	+0.6	-1.3	-2.0	-0.3
Darvish	+1.0	+3.0	+0.9	+1.1	+1.1	-2.0	-7.1

Bobby Witt Jr. is slightly better vs right-handed pitching. Yu Darvish is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Witt Jr. has an A+ grade vs this particular release point.

Yu Darvish throws a Cutter 26% of the time. Bobby Witt Jr. 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. Bobby Witt Jr. has an A+ grade against this type of pitch.

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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. Bobby Witt Jr. has an A grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Drop 28%

+15%

Small Break 20%

+9%

9.2% of Bobby Witt Jr.'s plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 9.1% 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 -9.1% +6.7% 5%

Walk -0.9% -1.6% 36%

In Play +10.0% -5.1% 39%

On Base +5.4% -4.8% 31%

Hit +6.2% -3.2% 14%

Single +1.1% -1.6% 13%

2B / 3B +1.5% -1.2% 3%

Home Run +3.6% -0.5%

29.9% of Bobby Witt Jr.'s batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 4.5% lower 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 -0.4% +0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder -4.5% -0.2% 7%

Hard Grounder -0.1% -0.6% 14%

Low Screamer +0.8% -0.9% 9%

Rising Liner -1.7% -1.0% 4%

Maybe Homer +1.1% +0.5% 3%

Likely Homer +0.9% -1.1% 1%

No Doubter +1.1% +1.0% 20%

Routine Flyout +1.2% +1.7% 3%

Pop up +1.6% +0.4%

32.8% of Bobby Witt Jr.'s batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 8.5% 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 -2.5% -1.1% 21%

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

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

94 to 99 mph -3.3% +0.8% 24%

Above 100 mph +8.5% -2.8%

11.0% of Bobby Witt Jr.'s batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 0.5% lower than the league average. 12.4% of batted balls allowed by Bobby Witt Jr. are hit at this angle, which is 1.0% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%

Below -10° -1.3% -1.1% 12%

-10 to 0° -0.7% -2.4% 8%

1 to 6° -0.9% +0.5% 18%

7 to 18° -1.3% -0.3% 15%

19 to 28° +0.4% -0.5% 11%

29 to 38° -0.5% +1.0% 7%

39 to 50° +0.9% 0.0% 8%

Above 50° +3.4% +2.9%

Bobby Witt Jr. has 7 plate appearances against Yu Darvish in the last 3 years. He is 2 for 5 with 2 walks

	PA	AB	H	HR	2/3B	1B	K	BB	Avg
Actual	7	5	2	0	0	2	0	2	0.400
Expected From Contact →			1.04	0.00	0.02	1.02			0.207

		Expected From Contact
Date	Outcome	HR	2/3B	1B	Out
2023-05-17	Walk
2023-05-17	Groundout			31%	69%
2023-05-17	Single			11%	88%
2022-08-27	Flyout				100%
2022-08-27	Walk
2022-08-27	Lineout			20%	79%
2022-08-27	Single			39%	60%

Expected From Contact: A model predicts the outcome of every ball hit in play based on how it leaves the bat (exit velocity, launch angle, direction, and batter handedness). This helps control for luck, weather, and the park the hitter was in.

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