Brandon Crawford vs. Mark Melancon — Matchup Analysis
Mark Melancon has completely neutralized Crawford in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Melancon. Crawford's numbers against Melancon tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.222, 69% below the career mark of 0.713, with a batting average of just 0.111, 55% below their career average and below Melancon's career opposing average of 0.239. Even with Crawford striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Melancon. Edge: Melancon.
How Brandon Crawford put the ball into play against Mark Melancon
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mark Melancon to Brandon Crawford
Matchup Details for Brandon Crawford and Mark Melancon
Stats that describe the matchup between Brandon Crawford and Mark Melancon including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Brandon Crawford Career Plate Appearances
6318
Mark Melancon Career Batters Faced
2981
In this matchup
9
Brandon Crawford Career At Bats
5646
Mark Melancon Career At Bats Pitched
2745
In this matchup
0.111
Brandon Crawford Career Batting Average
0.249
Mark Melancon Career Opposing Batting Average
0.239
In this matchup
0
Brandon Crawford Career Home Runs
147
Mark Melancon Career Home Runs Allowed
44
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
Brandon Crawford Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
Mark Melancon Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.016
In this matchup
0.000
Brandon Crawford Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.105
Mark Melancon Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.067
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Brandon Crawford Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.114
Mark Melancon Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.068
In this matchup
0.078
Brandon Crawford Career Gross Production Average
0.242
In this matchup
0.125
Brandon Crawford Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
Mark Melancon Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
In this matchup
0
Brandon Crawford Career Hit By Pitch
59
Mark Melancon Career Batters Hit By Pitch
25
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Brandon Crawford Career Intentional Walks
75
Mark Melancon Career Intentional Walks Allowed
23
In this matchup
1
Brandon Crawford Career Strikeouts
1294
Mark Melancon Career Strikeouts Thrown
643
In this matchup
9.000
Brandon Crawford Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.880
Mark Melancon Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.636
In this matchup
0.000
Brandon Crawford Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.420
Mark Melancon Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.300
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.111
Brandon Crawford Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Mark Melancon Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.293
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
Brandon Crawford Career Sacrifice Hits
7
Mark Melancon Career Sacrifice Hits
7
In this matchup
0
Brandon Crawford Career Sacrifice Flies
62
Mark Melancon Career Sacrifice Flies
12
In this matchup
0
Brandon Crawford Career Ground into Double Play
121
Mark Melancon Career Double Plays Enabled
70
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0