Merito Acosta vs. Jim Shaw — Matchup Analysis
Jim Shaw has completely neutralized Acosta in this matchup. Acosta's numbers against Shaw tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.452, 32% below the career mark of 0.661, with a batting average of just 0.167, 35% below their career average and below Shaw's career opposing average of 0.246. Even with Acosta striking out less often than usual, once every 14 PA versus a career rate of once every 11.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Shaw. Edge: Shaw.
How Merito Acosta put the ball into play against Jim Shaw
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Shaw to Merito Acosta
Matchup Details for Merito Acosta and Jim Shaw
Stats that describe the matchup between Merito Acosta and Jim Shaw including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Merito Acosta Career Plate Appearances
522
Jim Shaw Career Batters Faced
6584
In this matchup
0.167
Merito Acosta Career Batting Average
0.255
Jim Shaw Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
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
Merito Acosta Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.000
Jim Shaw Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.005
In this matchup
0.000
Merito Acosta Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.000
Jim Shaw Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.019
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Merito Acosta Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.000
Jim Shaw Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.037
In this matchup
0.182
Merito Acosta Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
Jim Shaw Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Merito Acosta Career Hit By Pitch
4
Jim Shaw Career Batters Hit By Pitch
24
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Merito Acosta Career Intentional Walks
0
Jim Shaw Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
14.000
Merito Acosta Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.350
Jim Shaw Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.584
In this matchup
2.000
Merito Acosta Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.370
Jim Shaw Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.900
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Merito Acosta Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.333
Jim Shaw Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.324
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
2
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Merito Acosta Career Sacrifice Hits
19
Jim Shaw Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Merito Acosta Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Jim Shaw Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Merito Acosta Career Ground into Double Play
0
Jim Shaw Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0