Jose Bautista vs. Mariano Rivera — Matchup Analysis
Mariano Rivera has completely neutralized Bautista in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Rivera. Bautista's numbers against Rivera tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.619, 26% below the career mark of 0.836, with a batting average of just 0.167, 33% below their career average and below Rivera's career opposing average of 0.211. Even with Bautista striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Rivera. Edge: Rivera.
How Jose Bautista put the ball into play against Mariano Rivera
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mariano Rivera to Jose Bautista
Matchup Details for Jose Bautista and Mariano Rivera
Stats that describe the matchup between Jose Bautista and Mariano Rivera including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Jose Bautista Career Plate Appearances
7244
Mariano Rivera Career Batters Faced
5103
In this matchup
6
Jose Bautista Career At Bats
6051
Mariano Rivera Career At Bats Pitched
4720
In this matchup
0.167
Jose Bautista Career Batting Average
0.247
Mariano Rivera Career Opposing Batting Average
0.211
In this matchup
0
Jose Bautista Career Home Runs
344
Mariano Rivera Career Home Runs Allowed
71
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.000
Jose Bautista Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.057
Mariano Rivera Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.015
In this matchup
0.000
Jose Bautista Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.230
Mariano Rivera Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.071
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jose Bautista Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.247
Mariano Rivera Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.061
In this matchup
0.200
Jose Bautista Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.264
Mariano Rivera Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.267
In this matchup
0
Jose Bautista Career Hit By Pitch
80
Mariano Rivera Career Batters Hit By Pitch
46
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Jose Bautista Career Intentional Walks
58
Mariano Rivera Career Intentional Walks Allowed
41
In this matchup
1
Jose Bautista Career Strikeouts
1394
Mariano Rivera Career Strikeouts Thrown
1173
In this matchup
7.000
Jose Bautista Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.200
Mariano Rivera Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.350
In this matchup
1.000
Jose Bautista Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.740
Mariano Rivera Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.240
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Jose Bautista Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.357
Mariano Rivera Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.260
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
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0
Jose Bautista Career Sacrifice Hits
23
Mariano Rivera Career Sacrifice Hits
26
In this matchup
0
Jose Bautista Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Mariano Rivera Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
0
Jose Bautista Career Ground into Double Play
170
Mariano Rivera Career Double Plays Enabled
88
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0