Starlin Castro vs. Yordano Ventura — Matchup Analysis
Yordano Ventura has completely neutralized Castro in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Ventura. Castro's numbers against Ventura tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 54% below the career mark of 0.732, with a batting average of just 0.111, 60% below their career average and below Ventura's career opposing average of 0.250. Even with Castro striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Ventura. Edge: Ventura.
How Starlin Castro put the ball into play against Yordano Ventura
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Yordano Ventura to Starlin Castro
Matchup Details for Starlin Castro and Yordano Ventura
Stats that describe the matchup between Starlin Castro and Yordano Ventura including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Starlin Castro Career Plate Appearances
6578
Yordano Ventura Career Batters Faced
2355
In this matchup
9
Starlin Castro Career At Bats
6148
Yordano Ventura Career At Bats Pitched
2103
In this matchup
0.111
Starlin Castro Career Batting Average
0.280
Yordano Ventura Career Opposing Batting Average
0.250
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Home Runs
138
Yordano Ventura Career Home Runs Allowed
54
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
Yordano Ventura Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Starlin Castro Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.080
Yordano Ventura Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Starlin Castro Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.125
Yordano Ventura Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.115
In this matchup
0.125
Starlin Castro Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.320
Yordano Ventura Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Hit By Pitch
38
Yordano Ventura Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Intentional Walks
32
Yordano Ventura Career Intentional Walks Allowed
3
In this matchup
1
Starlin Castro Career Strikeouts
1108
Yordano Ventura Career Strikeouts Thrown
470
In this matchup
9.000
Starlin Castro Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.940
Yordano Ventura Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.011
In this matchup
0.000
Starlin Castro Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.310
Yordano Ventura Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.450
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.111
Starlin Castro Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.318
Yordano Ventura Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.314
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
Yordano Ventura Career Sacrifice Hits
7
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Sacrifice Flies
47
Yordano Ventura Career Sacrifice Flies
12
In this matchup
0
Starlin Castro Career Ground into Double Play
177
Yordano Ventura Career Double Plays Enabled
49
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0