Michael Brantley vs. Anibal Sanchez — Matchup Analysis

Anibal Sanchez has kept Brantley in check relative to their career standard. 0.300 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.667 sits 16% below where Brantley typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Brantley striking out less often than usual, once every 30 PA versus a career rate of once every 9.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Sanchez. Slight edge: Sanchez. Context matters here.

How Michael Brantley put the ball into play against Anibal Sanchez

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Anibal Sanchez to Michael Brantley

Matchup Details for Michael Brantley and Anibal Sanchez

Stats that describe the matchup between Michael Brantley and Anibal Sanchez including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
30
Michael Brantley Career Plate Appearances
6148
Anibal Sanchez Career Batters Faced
8607
In this matchup
30
Michael Brantley Career At Bats
5566
Anibal Sanchez Career At Bats Pitched
7750
In this matchup
0.300
Michael Brantley Career Batting Average
0.298
Anibal Sanchez Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
9
Michael Brantley Career Hits
1656
Anibal Sanchez Career Hits Allowed
1960
In this matchup
8
Michael Brantley Career Singles
1154
In this matchup
0
Michael Brantley Career Doubles
348
In this matchup
1
Michael Brantley Career Triples
25
In this matchup
0
Michael Brantley Career Home Runs
129
Anibal Sanchez Career Home Runs Allowed
238

Grand Slams

In this matchup
0

In the Park Home Runs

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0

In the Park Grand Slams

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
1
Michael Brantley Career Extra Base Hits
502
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Brantley Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.023
Anibal Sanchez Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Brantley Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.078
Anibal Sanchez Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.121

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Michael Brantley Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.196
Anibal Sanchez Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.134
In this matchup
11
Michael Brantley Total Bases
2441
In this matchup
9
Michael Brantley Career Times on Base
2178
In this matchup
0.300
Michael Brantley Career On Base Percentage
0.355
In this matchup
0.367
Michael Brantley Career Slugging Percentage
0.439
In this matchup
0.667
Michael Brantley Career OPS
0.794
In this matchup
0.067
Michael Brantley Career Isolated Power
0.141
In this matchup
0.227
Michael Brantley Career Gross Production Average
0.269
In this matchup
0.310
Michael Brantley Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.316
Anibal Sanchez Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.300
In this matchup
1
Michael Brantley Career RBIs
720
In this matchup
3.300
Michael Brantley Career Runs Created
903.270
In this matchup
0
Michael Brantley Career Hit By Pitch
37
Anibal Sanchez Career Batters Hit By Pitch
60

Outs

In this matchup
20
In this matchup
0
Michael Brantley Career Walks
485
Anibal Sanchez Career Walks Allowed
686
In this matchup
0
Michael Brantley Career Intentional Walks
37
Anibal Sanchez Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
1
Michael Brantley Career Strikeouts
658
Anibal Sanchez Career Strikeouts Thrown
1774
In this matchup
30.000
Michael Brantley Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.340
Anibal Sanchez Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.852
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Brantley Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.740
Anibal Sanchez Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.390

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.300
Michael Brantley Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.354
Anibal Sanchez Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.313

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

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0

Batter Reached due to Error

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0

Batter Reached due to Interference

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0
In this matchup
0
Michael Brantley Career Sacrifice Hits
13
Anibal Sanchez Career Sacrifice Hits
68
In this matchup
0
Michael Brantley Career Sacrifice Flies
47
Anibal Sanchez Career Sacrifice Flies
43
In this matchup
2
Michael Brantley Career Ground into Double Play
130
Anibal Sanchez Career Double Plays Enabled
132

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0