Jay Bell vs. Willie Blair — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Bell is hitting 0.294 here, 11% above their career average, while Blair's career opposing average is 0.286. Bell also posted an OPS of 0.721, close to the career mark of 0.759. Blair has had the edge in strikeouts, with Bell going down once every 2.7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.9 PA. No clear edge.
How Jay Bell put the ball into play against Willie Blair
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Willie Blair to Jay Bell
Matchup Details for Jay Bell and Willie Blair
Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Bell and Willie Blair including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
19
Jay Bell Career Plate Appearances
8525
Willie Blair Career Batters Faced
5572
In this matchup
0.294
Jay Bell Career Batting Average
0.265
Willie Blair Career Opposing Batting Average
0.286
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
Jay Bell Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
Willie Blair Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bell Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.099
Willie Blair Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Bell Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.135
Willie Blair Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.224
In this matchup
0.500
Jay Bell Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
Willie Blair Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
In this matchup
1
Jay Bell Career Hit By Pitch
57
Willie Blair Career Batters Hit By Pitch
36
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Jay Bell Career Intentional Walks
25
Willie Blair Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
7
Jay Bell Career Strikeouts
1443
Willie Blair Career Strikeouts Thrown
759
In this matchup
2.714
Jay Bell Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.910
Willie Blair Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.341
In this matchup
0.143
Jay Bell Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
Willie Blair Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.316
Jay Bell Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.333
Willie Blair Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.338
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
Jay Bell Career Sacrifice Hits
159
Willie Blair Career Sacrifice Hits
53
In this matchup
0
Jay Bell Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Willie Blair Career Sacrifice Flies
46
In this matchup
1
Jay Bell Career Ground into Double Play
165
Willie Blair Career Double Plays Enabled
103
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0