Lorenzo Cain vs. James Paxton — Matchup Analysis
Lorenzo Cain has held their own against Paxton. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Cain. Cain is hitting 0.333 in this matchup, 18% above their career average and above Paxton's career opposing average of 0.241. Cain also posted an OPS of 0.833, modestly above the career mark of 0.750. 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 Paxton. Slight edge: Cain.
How Lorenzo Cain put the ball into play against James Paxton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by James Paxton to Lorenzo Cain
Matchup Details for Lorenzo Cain and James Paxton
Stats that describe the matchup between Lorenzo Cain and James Paxton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Lorenzo Cain Career Plate Appearances
4757
James Paxton Career Batters Faced
3978
In this matchup
0.333
Lorenzo Cain Career Batting Average
0.283
James Paxton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.241
In this matchup
0
Lorenzo Cain Career Home Runs
87
James Paxton Career Home Runs Allowed
111
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
James Paxton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
Lorenzo Cain Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.071
James Paxton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.127
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Lorenzo Cain Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.102
James Paxton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.110
In this matchup
0.500
Lorenzo Cain Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.333
James Paxton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
Lorenzo Cain Career Hit By Pitch
49
James Paxton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
12
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Lorenzo Cain Career Intentional Walks
14
James Paxton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
9
In this matchup
2
Lorenzo Cain Career Strikeouts
854
James Paxton Career Strikeouts Thrown
1005
In this matchup
3.000
Lorenzo Cain Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.570
James Paxton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.958
In this matchup
0.000
Lorenzo Cain Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.420
James Paxton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.310
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Lorenzo Cain Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.336
James Paxton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.300
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
James Paxton Career Sacrifice Hits
10
In this matchup
0
Lorenzo Cain Career Sacrifice Flies
32
James Paxton Career Sacrifice Flies
29
In this matchup
0
Lorenzo Cain Career Ground into Double Play
109
James Paxton Career Double Plays Enabled
74
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0