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
16
John Buck Career At Bats
3612
Josh Beckett Career At Bats Pitched
7767
In this matchup
0.250
John Buck Career Batting Average
0.234
Josh Beckett Career Opposing Batting Average
0.244
In this matchup
4
John Buck Career Hits
844
Josh Beckett Career Hits Allowed
1897
In this matchup
2
John Buck Career Singles
529
In this matchup
2
John Buck Career Doubles
172
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Triples
9
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Home Runs
134
Josh Beckett Career Home Runs Allowed
238

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
2
John Buck Career Extra Base Hits
315
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
6
John Buck Total Bases
1436
In this matchup
5
John Buck Career Times on Base
1202
In this matchup
0.294
John Buck Career On Base Percentage
0.301
In this matchup
0.375
John Buck Career Slugging Percentage
0.398
In this matchup
0.669
John Buck Career OPS
0.698
In this matchup
0.125
John Buck Career Isolated Power
0.164
In this matchup
0.226
John Buck Career Gross Production Average
0.235
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 RBIs
491
In this matchup
1.765
John Buck Career Runs Created
430.790
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
1
John Buck Career Walks
307
Josh Beckett Career Walks Allowed
629
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