Nelson Cruz vs. Nathan Eovaldi — Matchup Analysis
Nathan Eovaldi has completely neutralized Cruz in this matchup. Cruz's numbers against Eovaldi tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.629, 27% below the career mark of 0.856, with a batting average of just 0.143, 48% below their career average and below Eovaldi's career opposing average of 0.254. Even with Cruz striking out less often than usual, once every 7.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Eovaldi. Edge: Eovaldi.
How Nelson Cruz put the ball into play against Nathan Eovaldi
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Nathan Eovaldi to Nelson Cruz
Matchup Details for Nelson Cruz and Nathan Eovaldi
Stats that describe the matchup between Nelson Cruz and Nathan Eovaldi including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
15
Nelson Cruz Career Plate Appearances
8387
Nathan Eovaldi Career Batters Faced
7124
In this matchup
0.143
Nelson Cruz Career Batting Average
0.274
Nathan Eovaldi Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
1
Nelson Cruz Career Home Runs
464
Nathan Eovaldi Career Home Runs Allowed
188
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
0.071
Nelson Cruz Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.062
Nathan Eovaldi Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.500
Nelson Cruz Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.226
Nathan Eovaldi Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.113
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Nelson Cruz Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.242
Nathan Eovaldi Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.126
In this matchup
0.091
Nelson Cruz Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
Nathan Eovaldi Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
In this matchup
1
Nelson Cruz Career Hit By Pitch
86
Nathan Eovaldi Career Batters Hit By Pitch
55
Outs
In this matchup
9
In this matchup
0
Nelson Cruz Career Intentional Walks
78
Nathan Eovaldi Career Intentional Walks Allowed
17
In this matchup
2
Nelson Cruz Career Strikeouts
1916
Nathan Eovaldi Career Strikeouts Thrown
1487
In this matchup
7.500
Nelson Cruz Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.380
Nathan Eovaldi Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.791
In this matchup
0.000
Nelson Cruz Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.390
Nathan Eovaldi Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.310
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.133
Nelson Cruz Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Nathan Eovaldi Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.301
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
Nelson Cruz Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Nathan Eovaldi Career Sacrifice Hits
31
In this matchup
0
Nelson Cruz Career Sacrifice Flies
60
Nathan Eovaldi Career Sacrifice Flies
35
In this matchup
1
Nelson Cruz Career Ground into Double Play
179
Nathan Eovaldi Career Double Plays Enabled
158
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0