Joe Cronin vs. Mel Harder — Matchup Analysis

Mel Harder has kept Cronin in check relative to their career standard. 0.289 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.757 sits 12% below where Cronin typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Harder has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Cronin down once every 8.6 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 12.6 PA. Slight edge: Harder. Context matters here.

How Joe Cronin put the ball into play against Mel Harder

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mel Harder to Joe Cronin

Matchup Details for Joe Cronin and Mel Harder

Stats that describe the matchup between Joe Cronin and Mel Harder including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
190
Joe Cronin Career Plate Appearances
8838
Mel Harder Career Batters Faced
14862
In this matchup
166
Joe Cronin Career At Bats
7579
Mel Harder Career At Bats Pitched
13685
In this matchup
0.289
Joe Cronin Career Batting Average
0.302
Mel Harder Career Opposing Batting Average
0.271
In this matchup
48
Joe Cronin Career Hits
2285
Mel Harder Career Hits Allowed
3706
In this matchup
36
Joe Cronin Career Singles
1482
In this matchup
9
Joe Cronin Career Doubles
515
In this matchup
1
Joe Cronin Career Triples
118
In this matchup
2
Joe Cronin Career Home Runs
170
Mel Harder Career Home Runs Allowed
161

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
12
Joe Cronin Career Extra Base Hits
803
In this matchup
0.012
Joe Cronin Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.022
Mel Harder Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.012
In this matchup
0.042
Joe Cronin Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.074
Mel Harder Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.043

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.091
Joe Cronin Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.243
Mel Harder Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.139
In this matchup
65
Joe Cronin Total Bases
3546
In this matchup
68
Joe Cronin Career Times on Base
3378
In this matchup
0.366
Joe Cronin Career On Base Percentage
0.390
In this matchup
0.392
Joe Cronin Career Slugging Percentage
0.468
In this matchup
0.757
Joe Cronin Career OPS
0.857
In this matchup
0.102
Joe Cronin Career Isolated Power
0.166
In this matchup
0.262
Joe Cronin Career Gross Production Average
0.292
In this matchup
0.324
Joe Cronin Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.315
Mel Harder Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
31
Joe Cronin Career RBIs
1424
In this matchup
23.315
Joe Cronin Career Runs Created
1468.620
In this matchup
2
Joe Cronin Career Hit By Pitch
34
Mel Harder Career Batters Hit By Pitch
59

Outs

In this matchup
96
In this matchup
18
Joe Cronin Career Walks
1059
Mel Harder Career Walks Allowed
1118
In this matchup
0
Joe Cronin Career Intentional Walks
0
Mel Harder Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
22
Joe Cronin Career Strikeouts
700
Mel Harder Career Strikeouts Thrown
1160
In this matchup
8.636
Joe Cronin Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
12.630
Mel Harder Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
12.812
In this matchup
0.818
Joe Cronin Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.510
Mel Harder Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.960

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.347
Joe Cronin Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.378
Mel Harder Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.325

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
2

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
4
Joe Cronin Career Sacrifice Hits
166
Mel Harder Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Joe Cronin Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Mel Harder Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
4
Joe Cronin Career Ground into Double Play
57
Mel Harder Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0