John Buck vs. Josh Beckett — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Buck is hitting 0.250 here, 7% above their career average, while Beckett's career opposing average is 0.244. Buck also posted an OPS of 0.669, close to the career mark of 0.698. Buck has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 4.3 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 4.2 PA. No clear edge.
How John Buck put the ball into play against Josh Beckett
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Josh Beckett to John Buck
Matchup Details for John Buck and Josh Beckett
Stats that describe the matchup between John Buck and Josh Beckett including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
John Buck Career Plate Appearances
4009
Josh Beckett Career Batters Faced
8579
In this matchup
0.250
John Buck Career Batting Average
0.234
Josh Beckett Career Opposing Batting Average
0.244
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
John Buck Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.037
Josh Beckett Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
John Buck Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.159
Josh Beckett Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.125
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Buck Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.140
Josh Beckett Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.125
In this matchup
0.333
John Buck Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
Josh Beckett Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Hit By Pitch
51
Josh Beckett Career Batters Hit By Pitch
76
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Intentional Walks
23
Josh Beckett Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
4
John Buck Career Strikeouts
959
Josh Beckett Career Strikeouts Thrown
1901
In this matchup
4.250
John Buck Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.180
Josh Beckett Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.513
In this matchup
0.250
John Buck Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.320
Josh Beckett Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.294
John Buck Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.293
Josh Beckett Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.298
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
John Buck Career Sacrifice Hits
13
Josh Beckett Career Sacrifice Hits
66
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Sacrifice Flies
26
Josh Beckett Career Sacrifice Flies
41
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Ground into Double Play
86
Josh Beckett Career Double Plays Enabled
139
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0