Starlin Castro vs. Hisashi Iwakuma — Matchup Analysis
Hisashi Iwakuma has completely neutralized Castro in this matchup. Castro's numbers against Iwakuma tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.422, 42% below the career mark of 0.732, with a batting average of just 0.111, 60% below their career average and below Iwakuma's career opposing average of 0.247. Even with Castro striking out less often than usual, once every 10 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Iwakuma. Edge: Iwakuma.
How Starlin Castro put the ball into play against Hisashi Iwakuma
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Hisashi Iwakuma to Starlin Castro
Matchup Details for Starlin Castro and Hisashi Iwakuma
Stats that describe the matchup between Starlin Castro and Hisashi Iwakuma including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Starlin Castro Career Plate Appearances
6578
Hisashi Iwakuma Career Batters Faced
3574
In this matchup
9
Starlin Castro Career At Bats
6148
Hisashi Iwakuma Career At Bats Pitched
3342
In this matchup
0.111
Starlin Castro Career Batting Average
0.280
Hisashi Iwakuma Career Opposing Batting Average
0.247
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Home Runs
138
Hisashi Iwakuma Career Home Runs Allowed
115
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
Starlin Castro Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.022
Hisashi Iwakuma Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.000
Starlin Castro Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.080
Hisashi Iwakuma Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.139
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Starlin Castro Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.125
Hisashi Iwakuma Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.161
In this matchup
0.125
Starlin Castro Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.320
Hisashi Iwakuma Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Hit By Pitch
38
Hisashi Iwakuma Career Batters Hit By Pitch
15
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Intentional Walks
32
Hisashi Iwakuma Career Intentional Walks Allowed
13
In this matchup
1
Starlin Castro Career Strikeouts
1108
Hisashi Iwakuma Career Strikeouts Thrown
714
In this matchup
10.000
Starlin Castro Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.940
Hisashi Iwakuma Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.006
In this matchup
1.000
Starlin Castro Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.310
Hisashi Iwakuma Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.260
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Starlin Castro Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.318
Hisashi Iwakuma Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.286
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
Hisashi Iwakuma Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Sacrifice Flies
47
Hisashi Iwakuma Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Ground into Double Play
177
Hisashi Iwakuma Career Double Plays Enabled
88
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0