
Rounding the Bases...

Rounding the Bases...
Derek Thomas. ABS review file, from the most active zones to the biggest challenge swings.
Challenges
79
Overturned
35
Success Rate
44.3%
Watchful
League Rank
#6
44.3% OT
Umpire Snapshot
What kind of ABS umpire is this?
Teams have won 44.3% of their ABS challenges with Derek Thomas behind the plate, which puts this profile in the watchful bucket. For fans, the useful question is where those misses show up: certain zones, certain counts, or just a few close pitches that happened to matter.
Call Correctness Over Time
Strike Concentration
Up-Glove
43%
14 challenges
Up-Mid
67%
3 challenges
Up-Arm
100%
1 challenges
Mid-Glove
25%
4 challenges
Heart
0%
0 challenges
Mid-Arm
17%
6 challenges
Low-Glove
44%
16 challenges
Overturn Skew
S->B Overturns
12
15% rate
B->S Overturns
23
29% rate
Other Overturns
0
0% rate
Confirmed
44
56% rate
Extreme Miss Highlights
Ranked by zone distance
Low-Mid
75%
12 challenges
Low-Arm
35%
23 challenges
Top Count Skew
| Count | Challenges | Overturn |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | 33 | 54.5% |
| 1-0 | 11 | 45.5% |
| 0-1 | 9 | 22.2% |
| 1-1 | 7 | 28.6% |
| 2-1 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 1-2 | 5 | 40.0% |
Challenge Pattern Read
The clearest challenge traffic in this sample shows up in 0-0 counts and in the chase bucket, where ball-to-strike overturns currently lead this umpire's overturned-call mix.