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-16 pts

STRIKES OUT LESS

Published Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Ha-Seong Kim 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 9% of the time against the kind of pitches Cristopher Sánchez throws, compared with 26% against everyone else — 16 points better. The reason is the sinker: Cristopher Sánchez throws it 44% of the time, and Ha-Seong Kim strikes out 6% of the time against it across 32 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 63% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

THE NUMBERS

player id
673490
player name
Ha-Seong Kim
team
Atlanta Braves
matchup
Philadelphia Phillies @ Atlanta Braves
pitcher name
Cristopher Sánchez
direction
comfortable
headline
-16 pts
weighted krate
0.094
own baseline
0.259
k delta
-0.165
weighted avg
0.104
mix covered
0.631
detail
Ha-Seong Kim 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 9% of the time against the kind of pitches Cristopher Sánchez throws, compared with 26% against everyone else — 16 points better. The reason is the sinker: Cristopher Sánchez throws it 44% of the time, and Ha-Seong Kim strikes out 6% of the time against it across 32 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 63% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

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