Ed Brinkman vs. Joe Sparma — Matchup Analysis
Joe Sparma has completely neutralized Brinkman in this matchup. Brinkman's numbers against Sparma tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.397, 31% below the career mark of 0.580, with a batting average of just 0.167, 26% below their career average and below Sparma's career opposing average of 0.235. Even with Brinkman striking out less often than usual, once every 8.7 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Sparma. Edge: Sparma.
How Ed Brinkman put the ball into play against Joe Sparma
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Sparma to Ed Brinkman
Matchup Details for Ed Brinkman and Joe Sparma
Stats that describe the matchup between Ed Brinkman and Joe Sparma including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
26
Ed Brinkman Career Plate Appearances
6640
Joe Sparma Career Batters Faced
3755
In this matchup
0.167
Ed Brinkman Career Batting Average
0.224
Joe Sparma Career Opposing Batting Average
0.235
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
Ed Brinkman Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.010
Joe Sparma Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Ed Brinkman Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.044
Joe Sparma Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.099
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ed Brinkman Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.071
Joe Sparma Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.131
In this matchup
0.190
Ed Brinkman Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.250
Joe Sparma Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.266
In this matchup
0
Ed Brinkman Career Hit By Pitch
40
Joe Sparma Career Batters Hit By Pitch
27
Outs
In this matchup
16
In this matchup
0
Ed Brinkman Career Intentional Walks
44
Joe Sparma Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
3
Ed Brinkman Career Strikeouts
845
Joe Sparma Career Strikeouts Thrown
586
In this matchup
8.667
Ed Brinkman Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.860
Joe Sparma Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.408
In this matchup
0.667
Ed Brinkman Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
Joe Sparma Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.740
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.231
Ed Brinkman Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.278
Joe Sparma Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.326
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
Ed Brinkman Career Sacrifice Hits
71
Joe Sparma Career Sacrifice Hits
1
In this matchup
0
Ed Brinkman Career Sacrifice Flies
40
Joe Sparma Career Sacrifice Flies
3
In this matchup
1
Ed Brinkman Career Ground into Double Play
162
Joe Sparma Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0