John Bateman vs. Jim Merritt — Matchup Analysis
John Bateman has absolutely raked against Merritt. Bateman's production against Merritt has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.212, 95% above the career mark of 0.621, with a batting average of 0.417, 81% above their career average and above Merritt's career opposing average of 0.254. Bateman has also gone deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Bateman.
How John Bateman put the ball into play against Jim Merritt
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Merritt to John Bateman
Matchup Details for John Bateman and Jim Merritt
Stats that describe the matchup between John Bateman and Jim Merritt including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
13
John Bateman Career Plate Appearances
3585
Jim Merritt Career Batters Faced
6168
In this matchup
0.417
John Bateman Career Batting Average
0.230
Jim Merritt Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
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
0.083
John Bateman Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.024
Jim Merritt Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.200
John Bateman Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.106
Jim Merritt Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.109
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Bateman Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.133
Jim Merritt Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.172
In this matchup
0.364
John Bateman Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.256
Jim Merritt Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
John Bateman Career Hit By Pitch
27
Jim Merritt Career Batters Hit By Pitch
25
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
John Bateman Career Intentional Walks
69
Jim Merritt Career Intentional Walks Allowed
45
In this matchup
0
John Bateman Career Strikeouts
610
Jim Merritt Career Strikeouts Thrown
932
In this matchup
0.000
John Bateman Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.880
Jim Merritt Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.618
In this matchup
0.000
John Bateman Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.280
Jim Merritt Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.462
John Bateman Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.281
Jim Merritt Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.298
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
John Bateman Career Sacrifice Hits
25
Jim Merritt Career Sacrifice Hits
20
In this matchup
0
John Bateman Career Sacrifice Flies
31
Jim Merritt Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
1
John Bateman Career Ground into Double Play
123
Jim Merritt Career Double Plays Enabled
17
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0