Pedro Alvarez vs. Ivan Nova — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Alvarez is hitting 0.167 here, 29% below their career average, while Nova's career opposing average is 0.277. Alvarez also posted an OPS of 0.833, close to the career mark of 0.757. Nova has had the edge in strikeouts, with Alvarez going down once every 3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 3.5 PA. No clear edge.
How Pedro Alvarez put the ball into play against Ivan Nova
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ivan Nova to Pedro Alvarez
Matchup Details for Pedro Alvarez and Ivan Nova
Stats that describe the matchup between Pedro Alvarez and Ivan Nova including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Pedro Alvarez Career Plate Appearances
3321
Ivan Nova Career Batters Faced
5778
In this matchup
0.167
Pedro Alvarez Career Batting Average
0.236
Ivan Nova Career Opposing Batting Average
0.277
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
0.167
Pedro Alvarez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.054
Ivan Nova Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.035
In this matchup
1.000
Pedro Alvarez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.230
Ivan Nova Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.126
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Pedro Alvarez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.170
Ivan Nova Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.192
In this matchup
0.000
Pedro Alvarez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
Ivan Nova Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
In this matchup
0
Pedro Alvarez Career Hit By Pitch
11
Ivan Nova Career Batters Hit By Pitch
69
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Pedro Alvarez Career Intentional Walks
31
Ivan Nova Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
2
Pedro Alvarez Career Strikeouts
952
Ivan Nova Career Strikeouts Thrown
963
In this matchup
3.000
Pedro Alvarez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.490
Ivan Nova Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.000
In this matchup
0.000
Pedro Alvarez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.330
Ivan Nova Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.380
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Pedro Alvarez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.316
Ivan Nova Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Pedro Alvarez Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Ivan Nova Career Sacrifice Hits
29
In this matchup
0
Pedro Alvarez Career Sacrifice Flies
15
Ivan Nova Career Sacrifice Flies
35
In this matchup
0
Pedro Alvarez Career Ground into Double Play
71
Ivan Nova Career Double Plays Enabled
149
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0