Jason Bay vs. James McDonald — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Bay is hitting 0.333 here, 25% above their career average, while McDonald's career opposing average is 0.252. Bay also posted an OPS of 0.762, close to the career mark of 0.841. McDonald has had the edge in strikeouts, with Bay going down once every 3.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.3 PA. No clear edge.
How Jason Bay put the ball into play against James McDonald
Balls and Strikes Thrown by James McDonald to Jason Bay
Matchup Details for Jason Bay and James McDonald
Stats that describe the matchup between Jason Bay and James McDonald including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Jason Bay Career Plate Appearances
5258
James McDonald Career Batters Faced
2215
In this matchup
0.333
Jason Bay Career Batting Average
0.266
James McDonald Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
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
Jason Bay Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.049
James McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Bay Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.185
James McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.115
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Bay Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.183
James McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.127
In this matchup
0.500
Jason Bay Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.313
James McDonald Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
0
Jason Bay Career Hit By Pitch
56
James McDonald Career Batters Hit By Pitch
19
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Jason Bay Career Intentional Walks
38
James McDonald Career Intentional Walks Allowed
21
In this matchup
2
Jason Bay Career Strikeouts
1216
James McDonald Career Strikeouts Thrown
442
In this matchup
3.500
Jason Bay Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.320
James McDonald Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.011
In this matchup
0.500
Jason Bay Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.520
James McDonald Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.520
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.429
Jason Bay Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.356
James McDonald Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.334
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
Jason Bay Career Sacrifice Hits
7
James McDonald Career Sacrifice Hits
19
In this matchup
0
Jason Bay Career Sacrifice Flies
54
James McDonald Career Sacrifice Flies
15
In this matchup
0
Jason Bay Career Ground into Double Play
84
James McDonald Career Double Plays Enabled
39
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0