Starlin Castro vs. Joe Blanton — Matchup Analysis

Starlin Castro has absolutely raked against Blanton. Castro's production against Blanton has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.037, 42% above the career mark of 0.732, with a batting average of 0.375, 34% above their career average and above Blanton's career opposing average of 0.273. Despite striking out once every 5.7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.9 PA, Castro is still posting above-career production against Blanton. Edge: Castro.

How Starlin Castro put the ball into play against Joe Blanton

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Blanton to Starlin Castro

Matchup Details for Starlin Castro and Joe Blanton

Stats that describe the matchup between Starlin Castro and Joe Blanton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Starlin Castro Career Plate Appearances
6578
Joe Blanton Career Batters Faced
7544
In this matchup
16
Starlin Castro Career At Bats
6148
Joe Blanton Career At Bats Pitched
6935
In this matchup
0.375
Starlin Castro Career Batting Average
0.280
Joe Blanton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.273
In this matchup
6
Starlin Castro Career Hits
1722
Joe Blanton Career Hits Allowed
1896
In this matchup
4
Starlin Castro Career Singles
1225
In this matchup
1
Starlin Castro Career Doubles
319
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Triples
40
In this matchup
1
Starlin Castro Career Home Runs
138
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed
223

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
2
Starlin Castro Career Extra Base Hits
497
In this matchup
0.063
Starlin Castro Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.022
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
0.167
Starlin Castro Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.080
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.333
Starlin Castro Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.125
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.174
In this matchup
10
Starlin Castro Total Bases
2535
In this matchup
7
Starlin Castro Career Times on Base
2098
In this matchup
0.412
Starlin Castro Career On Base Percentage
0.319
In this matchup
0.625
Starlin Castro Career Slugging Percentage
0.412
In this matchup
1.037
Starlin Castro Career OPS
0.732
In this matchup
0.250
Starlin Castro Career Isolated Power
0.132
In this matchup
0.342
Starlin Castro Career Gross Production Average
0.247
In this matchup
0.417
Starlin Castro Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.320
Joe Blanton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
2
Starlin Castro Career RBIs
678
In this matchup
4.118
Starlin Castro Career Runs Created
809.720
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Hit By Pitch
38
Joe Blanton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
41

Outs

In this matchup
7
In this matchup
1
Starlin Castro Career Walks
338
Joe Blanton Career Walks Allowed
467
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Intentional Walks
32
Joe Blanton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
3
Starlin Castro Career Strikeouts
1108
Joe Blanton Career Strikeouts Thrown
1284
In this matchup
5.667
Starlin Castro Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.940
Joe Blanton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.875
In this matchup
0.333
Starlin Castro Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.310
Joe Blanton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.412
Starlin Castro Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.318
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
Starlin Castro Career Sacrifice Hits
7
Joe Blanton Career Sacrifice Hits
44
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Sacrifice Flies
47
Joe Blanton Career Sacrifice Flies
57
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Ground into Double Play
177
Joe Blanton Career Double Plays Enabled
139

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0