Nelson Cruz vs. Shawn Kelley — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Cruz is hitting 0.267 here, 3% below their career average, while Kelley's career opposing average is 0.235. Cruz also posted an OPS of 0.846, close to the career mark of 0.856. Kelley has had the edge in strikeouts, with Cruz going down once every 4 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.4 PA. No clear edge.
How Nelson Cruz put the ball into play against Shawn Kelley
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Shawn Kelley to Nelson Cruz
Matchup Details for Nelson Cruz and Shawn Kelley
Stats that describe the matchup between Nelson Cruz and Shawn Kelley including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Nelson Cruz Career Plate Appearances
8387
Shawn Kelley Career Batters Faced
1932
In this matchup
0.267
Nelson Cruz Career Batting Average
0.274
Shawn Kelley Career Opposing Batting Average
0.235
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
0.067
Nelson Cruz Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.062
Shawn Kelley Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.043
In this matchup
0.250
Nelson Cruz Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.226
Shawn Kelley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.184
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.250
Nelson Cruz Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.242
Shawn Kelley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.146
In this matchup
0.300
Nelson Cruz Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
Shawn Kelley Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Nelson Cruz Career Hit By Pitch
86
Shawn Kelley Career Batters Hit By Pitch
9
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Nelson Cruz Career Intentional Walks
78
Shawn Kelley Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
4
Nelson Cruz Career Strikeouts
1916
Shawn Kelley Career Strikeouts Thrown
521
In this matchup
4.000
Nelson Cruz Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.380
Shawn Kelley Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.708
In this matchup
0.250
Nelson Cruz Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.390
Shawn Kelley Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.270
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.313
Nelson Cruz Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Shawn Kelley 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
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Nelson Cruz Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Shawn Kelley Career Sacrifice Hits
11
In this matchup
0
Nelson Cruz Career Sacrifice Flies
60
Shawn Kelley Career Sacrifice Flies
17
In this matchup
0
Nelson Cruz Career Ground into Double Play
179
Shawn Kelley Career Double Plays Enabled
16
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0