Starlin Castro vs. Jair Jurrjens — Matchup Analysis
Jair Jurrjens has completely neutralized Castro in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Jurrjens. Castro's numbers against Jurrjens tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 61% below the career mark of 0.732, with a batting average of just 0.143, 49% below their career average and below Jurrjens's career opposing average of 0.261. Even with Castro striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Jurrjens. Edge: Jurrjens.
How Starlin Castro put the ball into play against Jair Jurrjens
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jair Jurrjens to Starlin Castro
Matchup Details for Starlin Castro and Jair Jurrjens
Stats that describe the matchup between Starlin Castro and Jair Jurrjens including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Starlin Castro Career Plate Appearances
6578
Jair Jurrjens Career Batters Faced
3254
In this matchup
7
Starlin Castro Career At Bats
6148
Jair Jurrjens Career At Bats Pitched
2914
In this matchup
0.143
Starlin Castro Career Batting Average
0.280
Jair Jurrjens Career Opposing Batting Average
0.261
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Home Runs
138
Jair Jurrjens Career Home Runs Allowed
70
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
Jair Jurrjens Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Starlin Castro Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.080
Jair Jurrjens Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.092
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Starlin Castro Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.125
Jair Jurrjens Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.136
In this matchup
0.167
Starlin Castro Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.320
Jair Jurrjens Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Hit By Pitch
38
Jair Jurrjens Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Intentional Walks
32
Jair Jurrjens Career Intentional Walks Allowed
20
In this matchup
1
Starlin Castro Career Strikeouts
1108
Jair Jurrjens Career Strikeouts Thrown
514
In this matchup
7.000
Starlin Castro Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.940
Jair Jurrjens Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.331
In this matchup
0.000
Starlin Castro Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.310
Jair Jurrjens Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Starlin Castro Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.318
Jair Jurrjens Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.321
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Sacrifice Hits
7
Jair Jurrjens Career Sacrifice Hits
43
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Sacrifice Flies
47
Jair Jurrjens Career Sacrifice Flies
17
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Ground into Double Play
177
Jair Jurrjens Career Double Plays Enabled
61
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0