Jose Bautista vs. Craig Kimbrel — Matchup Analysis
Craig Kimbrel has completely neutralized Bautista in this matchup. Bautista's numbers against Kimbrel tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.384, 54% below the career mark of 0.836, with a batting average of just 0.111, 55% below their career average and below Kimbrel's career opposing average of 0.170. Kimbrel has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Bautista down once every 3.7 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 5.2 PA, and Bautista has yet to take Kimbrel deep. Edge: Kimbrel.
How Jose Bautista put the ball into play against Craig Kimbrel
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Craig Kimbrel to Jose Bautista
Matchup Details for Jose Bautista and Craig Kimbrel
Stats that describe the matchup between Jose Bautista and Craig Kimbrel including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
Jose Bautista Career Plate Appearances
7244
Craig Kimbrel Career Batters Faced
3306
In this matchup
0.111
Jose Bautista Career Batting Average
0.247
Craig Kimbrel Career Opposing Batting Average
0.170
In this matchup
0
Jose Bautista Career Home Runs
344
Craig Kimbrel Career Home Runs Allowed
75
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
Jose Bautista Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.057
Craig Kimbrel Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Jose Bautista Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.230
Craig Kimbrel Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.152
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jose Bautista Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.247
Craig Kimbrel Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.059
In this matchup
0.167
Jose Bautista Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.264
Craig Kimbrel Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.271
In this matchup
0
Jose Bautista Career Hit By Pitch
80
Craig Kimbrel Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Jose Bautista Career Intentional Walks
58
Craig Kimbrel Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
In this matchup
3
Jose Bautista Career Strikeouts
1394
Craig Kimbrel Career Strikeouts Thrown
1282
In this matchup
3.667
Jose Bautista Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.200
Craig Kimbrel Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
2.579
In this matchup
0.667
Jose Bautista Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.740
Craig Kimbrel Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.270
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.273
Jose Bautista Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.357
Craig Kimbrel Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.257
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
Jose Bautista Career Sacrifice Hits
23
Craig Kimbrel Career Sacrifice Hits
9
In this matchup
0
Jose Bautista Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Craig Kimbrel Career Sacrifice Flies
14
In this matchup
0
Jose Bautista Career Ground into Double Play
170
Craig Kimbrel Career Double Plays Enabled
33
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0