Ryan Braun vs. Chris Sampson — Matchup Analysis

Chris Sampson has kept Braun in check relative to their career standard. 0.364 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.818 sits 8% below where Braun typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Braun striking out less often than usual, once every 5.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Sampson. Slight edge: Sampson. Context matters here.

How Ryan Braun put the ball into play against Chris Sampson

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Chris Sampson to Ryan Braun

Matchup Details for Ryan Braun and Chris Sampson

Stats that describe the matchup between Ryan Braun and Chris Sampson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
Ryan Braun Career Plate Appearances
7329
Chris Sampson Career Batters Faced
1517
In this matchup
11
Ryan Braun Career At Bats
6622
Chris Sampson Career At Bats Pitched
1392
In this matchup
0.364
Ryan Braun Career Batting Average
0.296
Chris Sampson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.280
In this matchup
4
Ryan Braun Career Hits
1963
Chris Sampson Career Hits Allowed
390
In this matchup
3
Ryan Braun Career Singles
1154
In this matchup
1
Ryan Braun Career Doubles
408
In this matchup
0
Ryan Braun Career Triples
49
In this matchup
0
Ryan Braun Career Home Runs
352
Chris Sampson Career Home Runs Allowed
40

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
1
Ryan Braun Career Extra Base Hits
809
In this matchup
0.000
Ryan Braun Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.053
Chris Sampson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Ryan Braun Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.179
Chris Sampson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Ryan Braun Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.258
Chris Sampson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.227
In this matchup
5
Ryan Braun Total Bases
3525
In this matchup
4
Ryan Braun Career Times on Base
2626
In this matchup
0.364
Ryan Braun Career On Base Percentage
0.358
In this matchup
0.455
Ryan Braun Career Slugging Percentage
0.532
In this matchup
0.818
Ryan Braun Career OPS
0.891
In this matchup
0.091
Ryan Braun Career Isolated Power
0.236
In this matchup
0.277
Ryan Braun Career Gross Production Average
0.294
In this matchup
0.444
Ryan Braun Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.325
Chris Sampson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
In this matchup
2
Ryan Braun Career RBIs
1154
In this matchup
1.818
Ryan Braun Career Runs Created
1226.450
In this matchup
0
Ryan Braun Career Hit By Pitch
77
Chris Sampson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
12

Outs

In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Ryan Braun Career Walks
586
Chris Sampson Career Walks Allowed
87
In this matchup
0
Ryan Braun Career Intentional Walks
56
Chris Sampson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
14
In this matchup
2
Ryan Braun Career Strikeouts
1363
Chris Sampson Career Strikeouts Thrown
176
In this matchup
5.500
Ryan Braun Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.380
Chris Sampson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.619
In this matchup
0.000
Ryan Braun Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.430
Chris Sampson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.364
Ryan Braun Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.355
Chris Sampson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.324

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
1

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Ryan Braun Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Chris Sampson Career Sacrifice Hits
13
In this matchup
0
Ryan Braun Career Sacrifice Flies
44
Chris Sampson Career Sacrifice Flies
13
In this matchup
0
Ryan Braun Career Ground into Double Play
179
Chris Sampson Career Double Plays Enabled
42

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0