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MLBhitter vs arsenal

-9 pts

Sean Murphy 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 25% of the time against the kind of pitches Zack Wheeler throws, compared with 34% against everyone else — 9 points better. The reason is the sinker: Zack Wheeler throws it 16% of the time, and Sean Murphy strikes out 11% of the time against it across 9 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 62% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

Published Saturday, September 5, 2026

Sean Murphy 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 25% of the time against the kind of pitches Zack Wheeler throws, compared with 34% against everyone else — 9 points better. The reason is the sinker: Zack Wheeler throws it 16% of the time, and Sean Murphy strikes out 11% of the time against it across 9 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 62% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

THE NUMBERS

player id
669221
player name
Sean Murphy
team
Atlanta Braves
matchup
Atlanta Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies
pitcher name
Zack Wheeler
direction
comfortable
headline
-9 pts
weighted krate
0.248
own baseline
0.343
k delta
-0.095
weighted avg
0.228
mix covered
0.616
detail
Sean Murphy 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 25% of the time against the kind of pitches Zack Wheeler throws, compared with 34% against everyone else — 9 points better. The reason is the sinker: Zack Wheeler throws it 16% of the time, and Sean Murphy strikes out 11% of the time against it across 9 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 62% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

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