John Buck vs. Johan Santana — Matchup Analysis
Johan Santana has had the better of this matchup. Buck is hitting just 0.200 in this matchup, 15% below their career average and below Santana's career opposing average of 0.228. Buck also posted an OPS of 0.573, modestly below the career mark of 0.698. Santana has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Buck down once every 3.1 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 4.2 PA, and Buck has yet to take Santana deep. Slight edge: Santana.
How John Buck put the ball into play against Johan Santana
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Johan Santana to John Buck
Matchup Details for John Buck and Johan Santana
Stats that describe the matchup between John Buck and Johan Santana including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
22
John Buck Career Plate Appearances
4009
Johan Santana Career Batters Faced
8262
In this matchup
0.200
John Buck Career Batting Average
0.234
Johan Santana Career Opposing Batting Average
0.228
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
Johan Santana Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
John Buck Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.159
Johan Santana Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.127
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Buck Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.140
Johan Santana Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.111
In this matchup
0.308
John Buck Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
Johan Santana Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.281
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Hit By Pitch
51
Johan Santana Career Batters Hit By Pitch
36
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Intentional Walks
23
Johan Santana Career Intentional Walks Allowed
13
In this matchup
7
John Buck Career Strikeouts
959
Johan Santana Career Strikeouts Thrown
1988
In this matchup
3.143
John Buck Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.180
Johan Santana Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.156
In this matchup
0.286
John Buck Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.320
Johan Santana Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.290
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.273
John Buck Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.293
Johan Santana Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.279
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
John Buck Career Sacrifice Hits
13
Johan Santana Career Sacrifice Hits
58
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Sacrifice Flies
26
Johan Santana Career Sacrifice Flies
38
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Ground into Double Play
86
Johan Santana Career Double Plays Enabled
122
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0