Hank Blalock vs. Brandon McCarthy — Matchup Analysis
Brandon McCarthy has completely neutralized Blalock in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward McCarthy. Blalock's numbers against McCarthy tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 58% below the career mark of 0.791, with a batting average of just 0.167, 38% below their career average and below McCarthy's career opposing average of 0.268. Edge: McCarthy.
How Hank Blalock put the ball into play against Brandon McCarthy
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brandon McCarthy to Hank Blalock
Matchup Details for Hank Blalock and Brandon McCarthy
Stats that describe the matchup between Hank Blalock and Brandon McCarthy including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Hank Blalock Career Plate Appearances
3928
Brandon McCarthy Career Batters Faced
5163
In this matchup
6
Hank Blalock Career At Bats
3567
Brandon McCarthy Career At Bats Pitched
4740
In this matchup
0.167
Hank Blalock Career Batting Average
0.269
Brandon McCarthy Career Opposing Batting Average
0.268
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs
153
Brandon McCarthy Career Home Runs Allowed
145
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
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.043
Brandon McCarthy Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.160
Brandon McCarthy Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.114
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.213
Brandon McCarthy Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.160
In this matchup
0.167
Hank Blalock Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Brandon McCarthy Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Hit By Pitch
19
Brandon McCarthy Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Intentional Walks
22
Brandon McCarthy Career Intentional Walks Allowed
20
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Strikeouts
720
Brandon McCarthy Career Strikeouts Thrown
908
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.460
Brandon McCarthy Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.686
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.430
Brandon McCarthy Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Hank Blalock Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.329
Brandon McCarthy Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.312
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
Hank Blalock Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Brandon McCarthy Career Sacrifice Hits
34
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Brandon McCarthy Career Sacrifice Flies
38
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Ground into Double Play
87
Brandon McCarthy Career Double Plays Enabled
104
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0