Matchup Machine

Wyatt Langford

matchup for Yu Darvish

379th out of 436 (Worst 13%)

Yu Darvish

matchup for Wyatt Langford

333rd out of 568 (Worst 42%)

Moderate advantage for Langford

Wyatt Langford has a 32.2% chance of reaching base vs Yu Darvish, which is 1.6% lower than Langford's typical expectations, and 2.9% higher than batters facing Darvish.

	Reach	Hit	HR	2B / 3B	1B	BB	K
Prediction	32.2%	23.3%	3.7%	5.2%	14.4%	8.9%	23.0%
Langford	-1.6	+0.7	+0.3	+0.3	+0.1	-2.4	-0.6
Darvish	+2.9	+1.1	+0.4	-0.3	+1.0	+1.8	-0.4

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

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

Physical Trait

% vs MLB

Medium Drop 28%

+15%

Small Break 20%

+9%

12.5% of Wyatt Langford's plate appearances result in a strikeout, which is 3.6% 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

16%

Strikeout -3.6% +6.7% 4%

Walk +1.6% -1.6% 39%

In Play +2.0% -5.1% 39%

On Base +4.2% -4.8% 31%

Hit +2.6% -3.2% 14%

Single +0.1% -1.6% 13%

2B / 3B +0.5% -1.2% 3%

Home Run +2.0% -0.5%

31.2% of Wyatt Langford's batted balls are classified as Standard Grounders, which is 3.2% 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 +1.0% +0.1% 34%

Standard Grounder -3.2% -0.2% 7%

Hard Grounder 0.0% -0.6% 14%

Low Screamer +5.1% -0.9% 9%

Rising Liner -4.2% -1.0% 4%

Maybe Homer +0.3% +0.5% 3%

Likely Homer +0.1% -1.1% 1%

No Doubter +0.5% +1.0% 20%

Routine Flyout -3.2% +1.7% 3%

Pop up +3.4% +0.4%

26.5% of Wyatt Langford's batted balls are above 100 mph when they exit the bat, which is 2.2% 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 -0.6% -1.1% 21%

75 to 86 mph +4.1% +2.0% 18%

87 to 93 mph -5.8% +1.0% 19%

94 to 99 mph +0.0% +0.8% 24%

Above 100 mph +2.2% -2.8%

14.6% of Wyatt Langford's batted balls exit the bat at a launch angle between 29 and 38 degrees, which is 3.2% higher than the league average. 12.4% of batted balls allowed by Wyatt Langford are hit at this angle, which is 1.0% higher than the typical MLB rate.

MLB Typical BP Label

17%