Nelson Cruz vs. Sonny Gray — Matchup Analysis
Sonny Gray has completely neutralized Cruz in this matchup. Cruz's numbers against Gray tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.529, 38% below the career mark of 0.856, with a batting average of just 0.211, 23% below their career average and below Gray's career opposing average of 0.233. Even with Cruz striking out less often than usual, once every 4.4 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Gray. Edge: Gray.
How Nelson Cruz put the ball into play against Sonny Gray
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Sonny Gray to Nelson Cruz
Matchup Details for Nelson Cruz and Sonny Gray
Stats that describe the matchup between Nelson Cruz and Sonny Gray including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
22
Nelson Cruz Career Plate Appearances
8387
Sonny Gray Career Batters Faced
7952
In this matchup
0.211
Nelson Cruz Career Batting Average
0.274
Sonny Gray Career Opposing Batting Average
0.233
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
Nelson Cruz Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.062
Sonny Gray Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.000
Nelson Cruz Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.226
Sonny Gray Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.115
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Nelson Cruz Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.242
Sonny Gray Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.100
In this matchup
0.286
Nelson Cruz Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
Sonny Gray Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
In this matchup
1
Nelson Cruz Career Hit By Pitch
86
Sonny Gray Career Batters Hit By Pitch
57
Outs
In this matchup
9
In this matchup
0
Nelson Cruz Career Intentional Walks
78
Sonny Gray Career Intentional Walks Allowed
5
In this matchup
5
Nelson Cruz Career Strikeouts
1916
Sonny Gray Career Strikeouts Thrown
1925
In this matchup
4.400
Nelson Cruz Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.380
Sonny Gray Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.131
In this matchup
0.400
Nelson Cruz Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.390
Sonny Gray Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.320
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.273
Nelson Cruz Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Sonny Gray Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.289
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
Sonny Gray Career Sacrifice Hits
24
In this matchup
0
Nelson Cruz Career Sacrifice Flies
60
Sonny Gray Career Sacrifice Flies
46
In this matchup
0
Nelson Cruz Career Ground into Double Play
179
Sonny Gray Career Double Plays Enabled
138
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0