Mike Benjamin vs. Chris Hammond — 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. Benjamin is hitting 0.167 here, 28% below their career average, while Hammond's career opposing average is 0.269. Benjamin also posted an OPS of 0.952, close to the career mark of 0.616. Hammond has had the edge in strikeouts, with Benjamin going down once every 3.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5 PA. No clear edge.
How Mike Benjamin put the ball into play against Chris Hammond
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Chris Hammond to Mike Benjamin
Matchup Details for Mike Benjamin and Chris Hammond
Stats that describe the matchup between Mike Benjamin and Chris Hammond including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Mike Benjamin Career Plate Appearances
2124
Chris Hammond Career Batters Faced
4821
In this matchup
0.167
Mike Benjamin Career Batting Average
0.230
Chris Hammond Career Opposing Batting Average
0.269
In this matchup
1
Mike Benjamin Career Home Runs
24
Chris Hammond Career Home Runs Allowed
105
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
0.167
Mike Benjamin Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.013
Chris Hammond Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
1.000
Mike Benjamin Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.054
Chris Hammond Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.090
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Mike Benjamin Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.056
Chris Hammond Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.147
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Benjamin Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
Chris Hammond Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
In this matchup
0
Mike Benjamin Career Hit By Pitch
25
Chris Hammond Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Mike Benjamin Career Intentional Walks
19
Chris Hammond Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
2
Mike Benjamin Career Strikeouts
429
Chris Hammond Career Strikeouts Thrown
712
In this matchup
3.500
Mike Benjamin Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.950
Chris Hammond Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.771
In this matchup
0.500
Mike Benjamin Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.250
Chris Hammond Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Mike Benjamin Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.267
Chris Hammond Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.328
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
Mike Benjamin Career Sacrifice Hits
57
Chris Hammond Career Sacrifice Hits
54
In this matchup
0
Mike Benjamin Career Sacrifice Flies
10
Chris Hammond Career Sacrifice Flies
32
In this matchup
0
Mike Benjamin Career Ground into Double Play
38
Chris Hammond Career Double Plays Enabled
109
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0