Travis Buck vs. Joe Saunders — Matchup Analysis
Joe Saunders has completely neutralized Buck in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Saunders. Buck's numbers against Saunders tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 60% below the career mark of 0.715, with a batting average of just 0.143, 41% below their career average and below Saunders's career opposing average of 0.283. Even with Buck striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Saunders. Edge: Saunders.
How Travis Buck put the ball into play against Joe Saunders
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Saunders to Travis Buck
Matchup Details for Travis Buck and Joe Saunders
Stats that describe the matchup between Travis Buck and Joe Saunders including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Travis Buck Career Plate Appearances
910
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced
5962
In this matchup
0.143
Travis Buck Career Batting Average
0.243
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average
0.283
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.000
Travis Buck Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.025
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
Travis Buck Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.102
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.117
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Travis Buck Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.108
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.226
In this matchup
0.167
Travis Buck Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
Travis Buck Career Hit By Pitch
12
Joe Saunders Career Batters Hit By Pitch
30
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Travis Buck Career Intentional Walks
2
Joe Saunders Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
1
Travis Buck Career Strikeouts
186
Joe Saunders Career Strikeouts Thrown
792
In this matchup
7.000
Travis Buck Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.890
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.528
In this matchup
0.000
Travis Buck Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.420
Joe Saunders Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Travis Buck Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.304
Joe Saunders Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.334
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Travis Buck Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Travis Buck Career Sacrifice Flies
7
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Flies
35
In this matchup
0
Travis Buck Career Ground into Double Play
16
Joe Saunders Career Double Plays Enabled
170
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0