Nick Castellanos vs. Clayton Kershaw — Matchup Analysis
Clayton Kershaw has completely neutralized Castellanos in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Kershaw. Castellanos's numbers against Kershaw tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.429, 45% below the career mark of 0.785, with a batting average of just 0.143, 47% below their career average and below Kershaw's career opposing average of 0.211. Kershaw has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Castellanos down once every 3.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.3 PA. Edge: Kershaw.
How Nick Castellanos put the ball into play against Clayton Kershaw
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Clayton Kershaw to Nick Castellanos
Matchup Details for Nick Castellanos and Clayton Kershaw
Stats that describe the matchup between Nick Castellanos and Clayton Kershaw including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Nick Castellanos Career Plate Appearances
6950
Clayton Kershaw Career Batters Faced
11279
In this matchup
7
Nick Castellanos Career At Bats
6412
Clayton Kershaw Career At Bats Pitched
10391
In this matchup
0.143
Nick Castellanos Career Batting Average
0.272
Clayton Kershaw Career Opposing Batting Average
0.211
In this matchup
0
Nick Castellanos Career Home Runs
250
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed
235
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
Nick Castellanos Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.039
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Nick Castellanos Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.144
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.107
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Nick Castellanos Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.155
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.077
In this matchup
0.136
Nick Castellanos Career Gross Production Average
0.260
In this matchup
0.200
Nick Castellanos Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.325
Clayton Kershaw Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
In this matchup
0
Nick Castellanos Career Hit By Pitch
54
Clayton Kershaw Career Batters Hit By Pitch
46
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Nick Castellanos Career Intentional Walks
19
Clayton Kershaw Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
2
Nick Castellanos Career Strikeouts
1617
Clayton Kershaw Career Strikeouts Thrown
3052
In this matchup
3.500
Nick Castellanos Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.300
Clayton Kershaw Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.696
In this matchup
0.000
Nick Castellanos Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.270
Clayton Kershaw Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.230
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Nick Castellanos Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.316
Clayton Kershaw Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.260
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
Nick Castellanos Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Clayton Kershaw Career Sacrifice Hits
92
In this matchup
0
Nick Castellanos Career Sacrifice Flies
52
Clayton Kershaw Career Sacrifice Flies
37
In this matchup
1
Nick Castellanos Career Ground into Double Play
144
Clayton Kershaw Career Double Plays Enabled
209
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0