Lorenzo Cain vs. Clay Buchholz — Matchup Analysis
Lorenzo Cain has absolutely raked against Buchholz. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Cain. Cain's production against Buchholz has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.444, 93% above the career mark of 0.750, with a batting average of 0.556, 96% above their career average and above Buchholz's career opposing average of 0.253. Despite striking out once every 3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.6 PA, Cain is still posting above-career production against Buchholz. Edge: Cain.
How Lorenzo Cain put the ball into play against Clay Buchholz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Clay Buchholz to Lorenzo Cain
Matchup Details for Lorenzo Cain and Clay Buchholz
Stats that describe the matchup between Lorenzo Cain and Clay Buchholz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Lorenzo Cain Career Plate Appearances
4757
Clay Buchholz Career Batters Faced
5607
In this matchup
0.556
Lorenzo Cain Career Batting Average
0.283
Clay Buchholz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
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0
Lorenzo Cain Career Home Runs
87
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed
139
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
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0.000
Lorenzo Cain Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.020
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
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0.000
Lorenzo Cain Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.071
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.109
Home Runs Per Strikeout
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0.000
Lorenzo Cain Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.102
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.136
In this matchup
0.833
Lorenzo Cain Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.333
Clay Buchholz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
In this matchup
0
Lorenzo Cain Career Hit By Pitch
49
Clay Buchholz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49
Outs
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1
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0
Lorenzo Cain Career Intentional Walks
14
Clay Buchholz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
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3
Lorenzo Cain Career Strikeouts
854
Clay Buchholz Career Strikeouts Thrown
1024
In this matchup
3.000
Lorenzo Cain Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.570
Clay Buchholz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.476
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0.000
Lorenzo Cain Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.420
Clay Buchholz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.450
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.556
Lorenzo Cain Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.336
Clay Buchholz Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.311
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
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0
Lorenzo Cain Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Clay Buchholz Career Sacrifice Hits
20
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0
Lorenzo Cain Career Sacrifice Flies
32
Clay Buchholz Career Sacrifice Flies
46
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0
Lorenzo Cain Career Ground into Double Play
109
Clay Buchholz Career Double Plays Enabled
147
Ground into Triple Play
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0