Nick Castellanos vs. James Shields — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Castellanos is hitting 0.265 here, 3% below their career average, while Shields's career opposing average is 0.257. Castellanos also posted an OPS of 0.845, close to the career mark of 0.785. Shields has had the edge in strikeouts, with Castellanos going down once every 3.9 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.3 PA. No clear edge.
How Nick Castellanos put the ball into play against James Shields
Balls and Strikes Thrown by James Shields to Nick Castellanos
Matchup Details for Nick Castellanos and James Shields
Stats that describe the matchup between Nick Castellanos and James Shields including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
35
Nick Castellanos Career Plate Appearances
6950
James Shields Career Batters Faced
10993
In this matchup
34
Nick Castellanos Career At Bats
6412
James Shields Career At Bats Pitched
10052
In this matchup
0.265
Nick Castellanos Career Batting Average
0.272
James Shields Career Opposing Batting Average
0.257
In this matchup
3
Nick Castellanos Career Home Runs
250
James Shields Career Home Runs Allowed
361
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
0.088
Nick Castellanos Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.039
James Shields Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.036
In this matchup
0.333
Nick Castellanos Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.144
James Shields Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.140
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Nick Castellanos Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.155
James Shields Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.162
In this matchup
0.268
Nick Castellanos Career Gross Production Average
0.260
In this matchup
0.273
Nick Castellanos Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.325
James Shields Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
In this matchup
0
Nick Castellanos Career Hit By Pitch
54
James Shields Career Batters Hit By Pitch
97
Outs
In this matchup
16
In this matchup
0
Nick Castellanos Career Intentional Walks
19
James Shields Career Intentional Walks Allowed
22
In this matchup
9
Nick Castellanos Career Strikeouts
1617
James Shields Career Strikeouts Thrown
2234
In this matchup
3.889
Nick Castellanos Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.300
James Shields Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.921
In this matchup
0.111
Nick Castellanos Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.270
James Shields Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Nick Castellanos Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.316
James Shields Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.305
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
James Shields Career Sacrifice Hits
53
In this matchup
0
Nick Castellanos Career Sacrifice Flies
52
James Shields Career Sacrifice Flies
45
In this matchup
0
Nick Castellanos Career Ground into Double Play
144
James Shields Career Double Plays Enabled
211
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0