Matchup Machine

Owen Miller

matchup for Yu Darvish

out of 436 (Worst %)

Yu Darvish

matchup for Owen Miller

317th out of 568 (Worst 44%)

Leans in favor of Darvish

Owen Miller has a 28.5% chance of reaching base vs Yu Darvish, which is 1.4% lower than Miller's typical expectations, and 0.8% lower than batters facing Darvish.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	28.5%	23.5%	2.5%	4.9%	16.2%	5.0%	21.0%
Miller	-1.4	+0.1	+0.5	+0.1	-0.5	-1.6	-1.8
Darvish	-0.8	+1.4	-0.8	-0.6	+2.8	-2.1	-2.3

Owen Miller is better vs right-handed pitching. Yu Darvish is right handed with a horizontal release toward the third base side. Miller has an A- grade vs this particular release point.

Yu Darvish throws a Cutter 26% of the time. Owen Miller 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. Owen Miller 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. Owen Miller has a C grade against this type of pitch.

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Drop 28%

+15%

Small Break 20%

+9%

12.8% of Owen Miller's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 2.9% 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

15%

Strikeout -2.9% +6.7% 5%

Walk -2.9% -1.6% 37%

In Play +5.8% -5.1% 39%

On Base +1.7% -4.8% 31%

Hit +4.6% -3.2% 14%

Single +2.8% -1.6% 13%

2B / 3B +2.9% -1.2% 3%

Home Run -1.1% -0.5%

40.0% of Owen Miller's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 5.5% 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 +1.2% +0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder +5.5% -0.2% 7%

Hard Grounder -0.2% -0.6% 14%

Low Screamer +2.3% -0.9% 9%

Rising Liner -1.1% -1.0% 4%

Maybe Homer -1.9% +0.5% 3%

Likely Homer -2.5% -1.1% 1%

No Doubter -0.5% +1.0% 20%

Routine Flyout -3.6% +1.7% 3%

Pop up +0.6% +0.4%

14.2% of Owen Miller's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 10.1% 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 +10.8% -1.1% 21%

75 to 86 mph -0.8% +2.0% 18%

87 to 93 mph -2.6% +1.0% 19%

94 to 99 mph +2.7% +0.8% 24%

Above 100 mph -10.1% -2.8%

9.5% of Owen Miller's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 1.9% lower than the league average. 12.4% of batted balls allowed by Owen Miller are hit at this angle, which is 1.0% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%