Jose Abreu vs. Clayton Kershaw — Matchup Analysis

Clayton Kershaw has kept Abreu in check relative to their career standard. With only 6 plate appearances this is early evidence, but it leans Kershaw. An OPS of 0.833 is a solid mark overall, but it sits 0% below where Abreu typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Abreu striking out less often than usual, once every 6 PA versus a career rate of once every 5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Kershaw. Slight edge: Kershaw. Context matters here.

How Jose Abreu put the ball into play against Clayton Kershaw

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Clayton Kershaw to Jose Abreu

Matchup Details for Jose Abreu and Clayton Kershaw

Stats that describe the matchup between Jose Abreu and Clayton Kershaw including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Jose Abreu Career Plate Appearances
6220
Clayton Kershaw Career Batters Faced
11279
In this matchup
6
Jose Abreu Career At Bats
5607
Clayton Kershaw Career At Bats Pitched
10391
In this matchup
0.167
Jose Abreu Career Batting Average
0.283
Clayton Kershaw Career Opposing Batting Average
0.211
In this matchup
1
Jose Abreu Career Hits
1587
Clayton Kershaw Career Hits Allowed
2193
In this matchup
0
Jose Abreu Career Singles
979
In this matchup
0
Jose Abreu Career Doubles
328
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0
Jose Abreu Career Triples
17
In this matchup
1
Jose Abreu Career Home Runs
263
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed
235

Grand Slams

In this matchup
0

In the Park Home Runs

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0

In the Park Grand Slams

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0
In this matchup
1
Jose Abreu Career Extra Base Hits
608
In this matchup
0.167
Jose Abreu Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.047
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
1.000
Jose Abreu Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.166
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.107

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
1.000
Jose Abreu Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.211
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.077
In this matchup
4
Jose Abreu Total Bases
2738
In this matchup
1
Jose Abreu Career Times on Base
2144
In this matchup
0.167
Jose Abreu Career On Base Percentage
0.345
In this matchup
0.667
Jose Abreu Career Slugging Percentage
0.488
In this matchup
0.833
Jose Abreu Career OPS
0.833
In this matchup
0.500
Jose Abreu Career Isolated Power
0.205
In this matchup
0.242
Jose Abreu Career Gross Production Average
0.277
In this matchup
0.000
Jose Abreu Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.319
Clayton Kershaw Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
In this matchup
2
Jose Abreu Career RBIs
960
In this matchup
0.667
Jose Abreu Career Runs Created
914.350
In this matchup
0
Jose Abreu Career Hit By Pitch
125
Clayton Kershaw Career Batters Hit By Pitch
46

Outs

In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Jose Abreu Career Walks
432
Clayton Kershaw Career Walks Allowed
713
In this matchup
0
Jose Abreu Career Intentional Walks
57
Clayton Kershaw Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
1
Jose Abreu Career Strikeouts
1246
Clayton Kershaw Career Strikeouts Thrown
3052
In this matchup
6.000
Jose Abreu Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.990
Clayton Kershaw Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.696
In this matchup
0.000
Jose Abreu Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.350
Clayton Kershaw Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.230

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.167
Jose Abreu Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.334
Clayton Kershaw Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.260

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

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0

Batter Reached due to Error

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0

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Jose Abreu Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Clayton Kershaw Career Sacrifice Hits
92
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0
Jose Abreu Career Sacrifice Flies
56
Clayton Kershaw Career Sacrifice Flies
37
In this matchup
0
Jose Abreu Career Ground into Double Play
187
Clayton Kershaw Career Double Plays Enabled
209

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0