Vinny Castilla vs. Joe Blanton — Matchup Analysis
Vinny Castilla has absolutely raked against Blanton. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Castilla. Castilla's production against Blanton has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.000, 25% above the career mark of 0.797, with a batting average of 0.400, 45% above their career average and above Blanton's career opposing average of 0.273. Despite striking out once every 5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 6.9 PA, Castilla is still posting above-career production against Blanton. Edge: Castilla.
How Vinny Castilla put the ball into play against Joe Blanton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Blanton to Vinny Castilla
Matchup Details for Vinny Castilla and Joe Blanton
Stats that describe the matchup between Vinny Castilla and Joe Blanton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Vinny Castilla Career Plate Appearances
7384
Joe Blanton Career Batters Faced
7544
In this matchup
0.400
Vinny Castilla Career Batting Average
0.276
Joe Blanton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.273
In this matchup
0
Vinny Castilla Career Home Runs
320
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed
223
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Vinny Castilla Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.047
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
0.000
Vinny Castilla Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.170
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Vinny Castilla Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.299
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.174
In this matchup
0.500
Vinny Castilla Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.284
Joe Blanton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
0
Vinny Castilla Career Hit By Pitch
60
Joe Blanton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
41
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Vinny Castilla Career Intentional Walks
64
Joe Blanton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
1
Vinny Castilla Career Strikeouts
1069
Joe Blanton Career Strikeouts Thrown
1284
In this matchup
5.000
Vinny Castilla Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.910
Joe Blanton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.875
In this matchup
0.000
Vinny Castilla Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.400
Joe Blanton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Vinny Castilla Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.321
Joe Blanton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.319
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
Vinny Castilla Career Sacrifice Hits
8
Joe Blanton Career Sacrifice Hits
44
In this matchup
0
Vinny Castilla Career Sacrifice Flies
71
Joe Blanton Career Sacrifice Flies
57
In this matchup
0
Vinny Castilla Career Ground into Double Play
224
Joe Blanton Career Double Plays Enabled
139
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0