Starlin Castro vs. Jimmy Nelson — Matchup Analysis
Jimmy Nelson has completely neutralized Castro in this matchup. Castro's numbers against Nelson tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.364, 50% below the career mark of 0.732, with a batting average of just 0.125, 55% below their career average and below Nelson's career opposing average of 0.256. Nelson has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Castro down once every 5.7 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 5.9 PA, and Castro has yet to take Nelson deep. Edge: Nelson.
How Starlin Castro put the ball into play against Jimmy Nelson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jimmy Nelson to Starlin Castro
Matchup Details for Starlin Castro and Jimmy Nelson
Stats that describe the matchup between Starlin Castro and Jimmy Nelson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Starlin Castro Career Plate Appearances
6578
Jimmy Nelson Career Batters Faced
2856
In this matchup
16
Starlin Castro Career At Bats
6148
Jimmy Nelson Career At Bats Pitched
2517
In this matchup
0.125
Starlin Castro Career Batting Average
0.280
Jimmy Nelson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Home Runs
138
Jimmy Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed
69
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
Jimmy Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.000
Starlin Castro Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.080
Jimmy Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.107
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Starlin Castro Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.125
Jimmy Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.111
In this matchup
0.154
Starlin Castro Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.320
Jimmy Nelson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Hit By Pitch
38
Jimmy Nelson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
In this matchup
11
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Intentional Walks
32
Jimmy Nelson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
In this matchup
3
Starlin Castro Career Strikeouts
1108
Jimmy Nelson Career Strikeouts Thrown
622
In this matchup
5.667
Starlin Castro Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.940
Jimmy Nelson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.592
In this matchup
0.333
Starlin Castro Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.310
Jimmy Nelson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.410
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.176
Starlin Castro Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.318
Jimmy Nelson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.317
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
Jimmy Nelson Career Sacrifice Hits
17
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Sacrifice Flies
47
Jimmy Nelson Career Sacrifice Flies
16
In this matchup
1
Starlin Castro Career Ground into Double Play
177
Jimmy Nelson Career Double Plays Enabled
73
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0