Bobby Abreu vs. Joe Blanton — Matchup Analysis
Joe Blanton has completely neutralized Abreu in this matchup. Abreu's numbers against Blanton tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.614, 29% below the career mark of 0.870, with a batting average of just 0.125, 57% below their career average and below Blanton's career opposing average of 0.273. Even with Abreu striking out less often than usual, once every 11 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Blanton. Edge: Blanton.
How Bobby Abreu put the ball into play against Joe Blanton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Blanton to Bobby Abreu
Matchup Details for Bobby Abreu and Joe Blanton
Stats that describe the matchup between Bobby Abreu and Joe Blanton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
Bobby Abreu Career Plate Appearances
10081
Joe Blanton Career Batters Faced
7544
In this matchup
0.125
Bobby Abreu Career Batting Average
0.291
Joe Blanton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.273
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Abreu Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Abreu Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.117
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Abreu Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.157
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.174
In this matchup
0.143
Bobby Abreu Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.339
Joe Blanton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
0
Bobby Abreu Career Hit By Pitch
33
Joe Blanton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
41
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Bobby Abreu Career Intentional Walks
115
Joe Blanton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
1
Bobby Abreu Career Strikeouts
1840
Joe Blanton Career Strikeouts Thrown
1284
In this matchup
11.000
Bobby Abreu Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.480
Joe Blanton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.875
In this matchup
3.000
Bobby Abreu Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.800
Joe Blanton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.364
Bobby Abreu Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.403
Joe Blanton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.319
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Bobby Abreu Career Sacrifice Hits
7
Joe Blanton Career Sacrifice Hits
44
In this matchup
0
Bobby Abreu Career Sacrifice Flies
85
Joe Blanton Career Sacrifice Flies
57
In this matchup
1
Bobby Abreu Career Ground into Double Play
165
Joe Blanton Career Double Plays Enabled
139
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0