John Buck vs. Jason Vargas — Matchup Analysis
Jason Vargas has completely neutralized Buck in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Vargas. Buck's numbers against Vargas tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.429, 39% below the career mark of 0.698, with a batting average of just 0.143, 39% below their career average and below Vargas's career opposing average of 0.262. Vargas has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Buck down once every 3.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.2 PA. Edge: Vargas.
How John Buck put the ball into play against Jason Vargas
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jason Vargas to John Buck
Matchup Details for John Buck and Jason Vargas
Stats that describe the matchup between John Buck and Jason Vargas including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
John Buck Career Plate Appearances
4009
Jason Vargas Career Batters Faced
7002
In this matchup
0.143
John Buck Career Batting Average
0.234
Jason Vargas Career Opposing Batting Average
0.262
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
Jason Vargas Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.000
John Buck Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.159
Jason Vargas Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.130
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Buck Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.140
Jason Vargas Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.188
In this matchup
0.200
John Buck Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
Jason Vargas Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Hit By Pitch
51
Jason Vargas Career Batters Hit By Pitch
47
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Intentional Walks
23
Jason Vargas Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
2
John Buck Career Strikeouts
959
Jason Vargas Career Strikeouts Thrown
1147
In this matchup
3.500
John Buck Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.180
Jason Vargas Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.105
In this matchup
0.000
John Buck Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.320
Jason Vargas Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
John Buck Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.293
Jason Vargas Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.314
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
Jason Vargas Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Sacrifice Flies
26
Jason Vargas Career Sacrifice Flies
48
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Ground into Double Play
86
Jason Vargas Career Double Plays Enabled
138
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0