Miguel Cabrera vs. John Danks — Matchup Analysis

John Danks has kept Cabrera in check relative to their career standard. An OPS of 0.805 is a solid mark overall, but it sits 11% below where Cabrera typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Cabrera striking out less often than usual, once every 10.4 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Danks. Slight edge: Danks. Context matters here.

How Miguel Cabrera put the ball into play against John Danks

Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Danks to Miguel Cabrera

Matchup Details for Miguel Cabrera and John Danks

Stats that describe the matchup between Miguel Cabrera and John Danks including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
52
Miguel Cabrera Career Plate Appearances
11796
John Danks Career Batters Faced
6415
In this matchup
46
Miguel Cabrera Career At Bats
10356
John Danks Career At Bats Pitched
5804
In this matchup
0.261
Miguel Cabrera Career Batting Average
0.307
John Danks Career Opposing Batting Average
0.264
In this matchup
12
Miguel Cabrera Career Hits
3174
John Danks Career Hits Allowed
1533
In this matchup
8
Miguel Cabrera Career Singles
2019
In this matchup
2
Miguel Cabrera Career Doubles
627
In this matchup
0
Miguel Cabrera Career Triples
17
In this matchup
2
Miguel Cabrera Career Home Runs
511
John Danks Career Home Runs Allowed
197

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
4
Miguel Cabrera Career Extra Base Hits
1155
In this matchup
0.043
Miguel Cabrera Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.049
John Danks Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.167
Miguel Cabrera Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.161
John Danks Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.129

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.400
Miguel Cabrera Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.243
John Danks Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.179
In this matchup
20
Miguel Cabrera Total Bases
5368
In this matchup
20
Miguel Cabrera Career Times on Base
4506
In this matchup
0.370
Miguel Cabrera Career On Base Percentage
0.382
In this matchup
0.435
Miguel Cabrera Career Slugging Percentage
0.518
In this matchup
0.805
Miguel Cabrera Career OPS
0.901
In this matchup
0.174
Miguel Cabrera Career Isolated Power
0.212
In this matchup
0.275
Miguel Cabrera Career Gross Production Average
0.302
In this matchup
0.256
Miguel Cabrera Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.340
John Danks Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
6
Miguel Cabrera Career RBIs
1881
In this matchup
7.407
Miguel Cabrera Career Runs Created
1980.120
In this matchup
0
Miguel Cabrera Career Hit By Pitch
74
John Danks Career Batters Hit By Pitch
41

Outs

In this matchup
28
In this matchup
6
Miguel Cabrera Career Walks
1258
John Danks Career Walks Allowed
491
In this matchup
2
Miguel Cabrera Career Intentional Walks
238
John Danks Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
5
Miguel Cabrera Career Strikeouts
2105
John Danks Career Strikeouts Thrown
1102
In this matchup
10.400
Miguel Cabrera Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.600
John Danks Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.821
In this matchup
1.600
Miguel Cabrera Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.600
John Danks Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.450

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.385
Miguel Cabrera Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.396
John Danks Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.318

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
Miguel Cabrera Career Sacrifice Hits
5
John Danks Career Sacrifice Hits
39
In this matchup
0
Miguel Cabrera Career Sacrifice Flies
103
John Danks Career Sacrifice Flies
40
In this matchup
0
Miguel Cabrera Career Ground into Double Play
364
John Danks Career Double Plays Enabled
131

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0