Benny Agbayani vs. Kent Mercker — Matchup Analysis
Kent Mercker has completely neutralized Agbayani in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Mercker. Agbayani's numbers against Mercker tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.500, 38% below the career mark of 0.806, with a batting average of just 0.167, 39% below their career average and below Mercker's career opposing average of 0.259. Mercker has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Agbayani down once every 1.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.1 PA. Edge: Mercker.
How Benny Agbayani put the ball into play against Kent Mercker
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Kent Mercker to Benny Agbayani
Matchup Details for Benny Agbayani and Kent Mercker
Stats that describe the matchup between Benny Agbayani and Kent Mercker including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Benny Agbayani Career Plate Appearances
1254
Kent Mercker Career Batters Faced
5792
In this matchup
0.167
Benny Agbayani Career Batting Average
0.274
Kent Mercker Career Opposing Batting Average
0.259
In this matchup
0
Benny Agbayani Career Home Runs
39
Kent Mercker Career Home Runs Allowed
154
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
Benny Agbayani Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.036
Kent Mercker Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
Benny Agbayani Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.130
Kent Mercker Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Benny Agbayani Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.159
Kent Mercker Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.168
In this matchup
0.500
Benny Agbayani Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.319
Kent Mercker Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Benny Agbayani Career Hit By Pitch
15
Kent Mercker Career Batters Hit By Pitch
32
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Benny Agbayani Career Intentional Walks
7
Kent Mercker Career Intentional Walks Allowed
47
In this matchup
4
Benny Agbayani Career Strikeouts
246
Kent Mercker Career Strikeouts Thrown
917
In this matchup
1.500
Benny Agbayani Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.100
Kent Mercker Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.316
In this matchup
0.000
Benny Agbayani Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.570
Kent Mercker Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.660
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Benny Agbayani Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.355
Kent Mercker Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.339
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
Benny Agbayani Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Kent Mercker Career Sacrifice Hits
65
In this matchup
0
Benny Agbayani Career Sacrifice Flies
8
Kent Mercker Career Sacrifice Flies
46
In this matchup
0
Benny Agbayani Career Ground into Double Play
31
Kent Mercker Career Double Plays Enabled
104
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0