John Buck vs. Matt Cain — Matchup Analysis
Matt Cain has completely neutralized Buck in this matchup. Buck's numbers against Cain tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.258, 63% below the career mark of 0.698, with a batting average of just 0.091, 61% below their career average and below Cain's career opposing average of 0.238. Even with Buck striking out less often than usual, once every 5.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Cain. Edge: Cain.
How John Buck put the ball into play against Matt Cain
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Cain to John Buck
Matchup Details for John Buck and Matt Cain
Stats that describe the matchup between John Buck and Matt Cain including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
John Buck Career Plate Appearances
4009
Matt Cain Career Batters Faced
8699
In this matchup
0.091
John Buck Career Batting Average
0.234
Matt Cain Career Opposing Batting Average
0.238
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
0.000
John Buck Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.037
Matt Cain Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.000
John Buck Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.159
Matt Cain Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.114
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Buck Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.140
Matt Cain Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.125
In this matchup
0.111
John Buck Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
Matt Cain Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Hit By Pitch
51
Matt Cain Career Batters Hit By Pitch
62
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
1
John Buck Career Intentional Walks
23
Matt Cain Career Intentional Walks Allowed
42
In this matchup
5.500
John Buck Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.180
Matt Cain Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.135
In this matchup
0.500
John Buck Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.320
Matt Cain Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.182
John Buck Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.293
Matt Cain Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.299
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
Matt Cain Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Sacrifice Flies
26
Matt Cain Career Sacrifice Flies
67
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Ground into Double Play
86
Matt Cain Career Double Plays Enabled
124
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0