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MLBhitter vs arsenal

-12 pts

STRIKES OUT LESS

Published Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Andrés Chaparro is a safer bet to put the ball in play tonight than he usually is, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 12% of the time against the kind of pitches Framber Valdez throws, compared with 23% against everyone else — 12 points better. The reason is the sinker: Framber Valdez throws it 44% of the time, and Andrés Chaparro strikes out 3% of the time against it across 29 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.

THE NUMBERS

player id
665953
player name
Andrés Chaparro
team
Washington Nationals
matchup
Washington Nationals @ Detroit Tigers
pitcher name
Framber Valdez
direction
comfortable
headline
-12 pts
weighted krate
0.117
own baseline
0.233
k delta
-0.116
weighted avg
0.341
mix covered
0.918
detail
Andrés Chaparro is a safer bet to put the ball in play tonight than he usually is, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 12% of the time against the kind of pitches Framber Valdez throws, compared with 23% against everyone else — 12 points better. The reason is the sinker: Framber Valdez throws it 44% of the time, and Andrés Chaparro strikes out 3% of the time against it across 29 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it.

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