Nick Castellanos vs. Michael Rucker — Matchup Analysis
Michael Rucker has completely neutralized Castellanos in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Rucker. Castellanos's numbers against Rucker tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 49% below the career mark of 0.785, with a batting average of just 0.200, 26% below their career average and below Rucker's career opposing average of 0.257. Even with Castellanos striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Rucker. Edge: Rucker.
How Nick Castellanos put the ball into play against Michael Rucker
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Michael Rucker to Nick Castellanos
Matchup Details for Nick Castellanos and Michael Rucker
Stats that describe the matchup between Nick Castellanos and Michael Rucker including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Nick Castellanos Career Plate Appearances
6950
Michael Rucker Career Batters Faced
531
In this matchup
5
Nick Castellanos Career At Bats
6412
Michael Rucker Career At Bats Pitched
471
In this matchup
0.200
Nick Castellanos Career Batting Average
0.272
Michael Rucker Career Opposing Batting Average
0.257
In this matchup
0
Nick Castellanos Career Home Runs
250
Michael Rucker Career Home Runs Allowed
19
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
Michael Rucker Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.040
In this matchup
0.000
Nick Castellanos Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.144
Michael Rucker Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.157
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Nick Castellanos Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.155
Michael Rucker Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.140
Nick Castellanos Career Gross Production Average
0.260
In this matchup
0.250
Nick Castellanos Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.325
Michael Rucker Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
In this matchup
0
Nick Castellanos Career Hit By Pitch
54
Michael Rucker Career Batters Hit By Pitch
5
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Nick Castellanos Career Intentional Walks
19
Michael Rucker Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
1
Nick Castellanos Career Strikeouts
1617
Michael Rucker Career Strikeouts Thrown
120
In this matchup
5.000
Nick Castellanos Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.300
Michael Rucker Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.425
In this matchup
0.000
Nick Castellanos Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.270
Michael Rucker Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Nick Castellanos Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.316
Michael Rucker Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.322
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
Michael Rucker Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Nick Castellanos Career Sacrifice Flies
52
Michael Rucker Career Sacrifice Flies
5
In this matchup
0
Nick Castellanos Career Ground into Double Play
144
Michael Rucker Career Double Plays Enabled
16
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0