Billy Butler vs. Alex Cobb — Matchup Analysis
Alex Cobb has completely neutralized Butler in this matchup. Butler's numbers against Cobb tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.481, 40% below the career mark of 0.795, with a batting average of just 0.214, 26% below their career average and below Cobb's career opposing average of 0.256. Even with Butler striking out less often than usual, once every 15 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Cobb. Edge: Cobb.
How Billy Butler put the ball into play against Alex Cobb
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Alex Cobb to Billy Butler
Matchup Details for Billy Butler and Alex Cobb
Stats that describe the matchup between Billy Butler and Alex Cobb including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
15
Billy Butler Career Plate Appearances
5686
Alex Cobb Career Batters Faced
5577
In this matchup
0.214
Billy Butler Career Batting Average
0.290
Alex Cobb Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
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
Billy Butler Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Alex Cobb Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.000
Billy Butler Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.099
Alex Cobb Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.107
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Billy Butler Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.175
Alex Cobb Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.126
In this matchup
0.231
Billy Butler Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.320
Alex Cobb Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
In this matchup
0
Billy Butler Career Hit By Pitch
34
Alex Cobb Career Batters Hit By Pitch
47
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Billy Butler Career Intentional Walks
59
Alex Cobb Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
1
Billy Butler Career Strikeouts
840
Alex Cobb Career Strikeouts Thrown
1108
In this matchup
15.000
Billy Butler Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.770
Alex Cobb Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.033
In this matchup
1.000
Billy Butler Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.600
Alex Cobb Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.267
Billy Butler Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.358
Alex Cobb Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306
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
Billy Butler Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Alex Cobb Career Sacrifice Hits
16
In this matchup
0
Billy Butler Career Sacrifice Flies
47
Alex Cobb Career Sacrifice Flies
29
In this matchup
1
Billy Butler Career Ground into Double Play
207
Alex Cobb Career Double Plays Enabled
133
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0