John Buck vs. Joe Saunders — Matchup Analysis

John Buck has absolutely raked against Saunders. Buck's production against Saunders has been exceptional: an OPS of 0.853, 22% above the career mark of 0.698, with a batting average of 0.313, 34% above their career average and above Saunders's career opposing average of 0.283. Buck has made good contact too, striking out once every 5.7 plate appearances rather than the career rate of once every 4.2 PA, and going deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Buck.

How John Buck put the ball into play against Joe Saunders

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Saunders to John Buck

Matchup Details for John Buck and Joe Saunders

Stats that describe the matchup between John Buck and Joe Saunders including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
John Buck Career Plate Appearances
4009
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced
5962
In this matchup
16
John Buck Career At Bats
3612
Joe Saunders Career At Bats Pitched
5418
In this matchup
0.313
John Buck Career Batting Average
0.234
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average
0.283
In this matchup
5
John Buck Career Hits
844
Joe Saunders Career Hits Allowed
1533
In this matchup
4
John Buck Career Singles
529
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Doubles
172
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Triples
9
In this matchup
1
John Buck Career Home Runs
134
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed
179

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
1
John Buck Career Extra Base Hits
315
In this matchup
0.063
John Buck Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.037
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.200
John Buck Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.159
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.117

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.333
John Buck Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.140
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.226
In this matchup
8
John Buck Total Bases
1436
In this matchup
6
John Buck Career Times on Base
1202
In this matchup
0.353
John Buck Career On Base Percentage
0.301
In this matchup
0.500
John Buck Career Slugging Percentage
0.398
In this matchup
0.853
John Buck Career OPS
0.698
In this matchup
0.188
John Buck Career Isolated Power
0.164
In this matchup
0.284
John Buck Career Gross Production Average
0.235
In this matchup
0.333
John Buck Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
3
John Buck Career RBIs
491
In this matchup
2.824
John Buck Career Runs Created
430.790
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Hit By Pitch
51
Joe Saunders Career Batters Hit By Pitch
30

Outs

In this matchup
8
In this matchup
1
John Buck Career Walks
307
Joe Saunders Career Walks Allowed
439
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Intentional Walks
23
Joe Saunders Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
3
John Buck Career Strikeouts
959
Joe Saunders Career Strikeouts Thrown
792
In this matchup
5.667
John Buck Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.180
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.528
In this matchup
0.333
John Buck Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.320
Joe Saunders Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.353
John Buck Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.293
Joe Saunders Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.334

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
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Sacrifice Flies
26
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Flies
35
In this matchup
1
John Buck Career Ground into Double Play
86
Joe Saunders Career Double Plays Enabled
170

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0