David Bell vs. Mark Portugal — Matchup Analysis
David Bell has absolutely raked against Portugal. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Bell. Bell's production against Portugal has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.500, 109% above the career mark of 0.716, with a batting average of 0.500, 95% above their career average and above Portugal's career opposing average of 0.261. Despite striking out once every 4.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 7.8 PA, Bell is still posting above-career production against Portugal. Edge: Bell.
How David Bell put the ball into play against Mark Portugal
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mark Portugal to David Bell
Matchup Details for David Bell and Mark Portugal
Stats that describe the matchup between David Bell and Mark Portugal including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
David Bell Career Plate Appearances
5380
Mark Portugal Career Batters Faced
7726
In this matchup
0.500
David Bell Career Batting Average
0.257
Mark Portugal Career Opposing Batting Average
0.261
In this matchup
1
David Bell Career Home Runs
123
Mark Portugal Career Home Runs Allowed
209
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
0.125
David Bell Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
Mark Portugal Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.250
David Bell Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.099
Mark Portugal Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.115
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
David Bell Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.179
Mark Portugal Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.184
In this matchup
0.600
David Bell Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
Mark Portugal Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
David Bell Career Hit By Pitch
44
Mark Portugal Career Batters Hit By Pitch
36
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
David Bell Career Intentional Walks
25
Mark Portugal Career Intentional Walks Allowed
27
In this matchup
2
David Bell Career Strikeouts
687
Mark Portugal Career Strikeouts Thrown
1134
In this matchup
4.500
David Bell Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.830
Mark Portugal Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.813
In this matchup
0.000
David Bell Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.620
Mark Portugal Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.444
David Bell Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.314
Mark Portugal Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.317
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
1
David Bell Career Sacrifice Hits
32
Mark Portugal Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
David Bell Career Sacrifice Flies
50
Mark Portugal Career Sacrifice Flies
46
In this matchup
0
David Bell Career Ground into Double Play
123
Mark Portugal Career Double Plays Enabled
159
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0