Nelson Cruz vs. Andy Pettitte — Matchup Analysis
Andy Pettitte has completely neutralized Cruz in this matchup. Cruz's numbers against Pettitte tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.403, 53% below the career mark of 0.856, with a batting average of just 0.118, 57% below their career average and below Pettitte's career opposing average of 0.269. Even with Cruz striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Pettitte. Edge: Pettitte.
How Nelson Cruz put the ball into play against Andy Pettitte
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Pettitte to Nelson Cruz
Matchup Details for Nelson Cruz and Andy Pettitte
Stats that describe the matchup between Nelson Cruz and Andy Pettitte including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
21
Nelson Cruz Career Plate Appearances
8387
Andy Pettitte Career Batters Faced
14074
In this matchup
0.118
Nelson Cruz Career Batting Average
0.274
Andy Pettitte Career Opposing Batting Average
0.269
In this matchup
0
Nelson Cruz Career Home Runs
464
Andy Pettitte Career Home Runs Allowed
288
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
Andy Pettitte Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Nelson Cruz Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.226
Andy Pettitte Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.084
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Nelson Cruz Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.242
Andy Pettitte Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.118
In this matchup
0.143
Nelson Cruz Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
Andy Pettitte Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
In this matchup
0
Nelson Cruz Career Hit By Pitch
86
Andy Pettitte Career Batters Hit By Pitch
55
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Nelson Cruz Career Intentional Walks
78
Andy Pettitte Career Intentional Walks Allowed
42
In this matchup
3
Nelson Cruz Career Strikeouts
1916
Andy Pettitte Career Strikeouts Thrown
2448
In this matchup
7.000
Nelson Cruz Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.380
Andy Pettitte Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.749
In this matchup
1.333
Nelson Cruz Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.390
Andy Pettitte Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Nelson Cruz Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Andy Pettitte Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.321
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
Andy Pettitte Career Sacrifice Hits
108
In this matchup
0
Nelson Cruz Career Sacrifice Flies
60
Andy Pettitte Career Sacrifice Flies
82
In this matchup
1
Nelson Cruz Career Ground into Double Play
179
Andy Pettitte Career Double Plays Enabled
362
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0