Lorenzo Cain vs. Kenta Maeda — Matchup Analysis
Kenta Maeda has completely neutralized Cain in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Maeda. Cain's numbers against Maeda tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 62% below the career mark of 0.750, with a batting average of just 0.143, 50% below their career average and below Maeda's career opposing average of 0.234. Even with Cain striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Maeda. Edge: Maeda.
How Lorenzo Cain put the ball into play against Kenta Maeda
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Kenta Maeda to Lorenzo Cain
Matchup Details for Lorenzo Cain and Kenta Maeda
Stats that describe the matchup between Lorenzo Cain and Kenta Maeda including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Lorenzo Cain Career Plate Appearances
4757
Kenta Maeda Career Batters Faced
4086
In this matchup
0.143
Lorenzo Cain Career Batting Average
0.283
Kenta Maeda Career Opposing Batting Average
0.234
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
Lorenzo Cain Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.020
Kenta Maeda Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.038
In this matchup
0.000
Lorenzo Cain Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.071
Kenta Maeda Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.163
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Lorenzo Cain Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.102
Kenta Maeda Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.135
In this matchup
0.167
Lorenzo Cain Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.333
Kenta Maeda Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
In this matchup
0
Lorenzo Cain Career Hit By Pitch
49
Kenta Maeda Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Lorenzo Cain Career Intentional Walks
14
Kenta Maeda Career Intentional Walks Allowed
13
In this matchup
1
Lorenzo Cain Career Strikeouts
854
Kenta Maeda Career Strikeouts Thrown
1055
In this matchup
7.000
Lorenzo Cain Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.570
Kenta Maeda Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.873
In this matchup
0.000
Lorenzo Cain Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.420
Kenta Maeda Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.270
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Lorenzo Cain Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.336
Kenta Maeda Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.287
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
Lorenzo Cain Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Kenta Maeda Career Sacrifice Hits
11
In this matchup
0
Lorenzo Cain Career Sacrifice Flies
32
Kenta Maeda Career Sacrifice Flies
23
In this matchup
0
Lorenzo Cain Career Ground into Double Play
109
Kenta Maeda Career Double Plays Enabled
61
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0