Johnny Damon vs. Ervin Santana — Matchup Analysis
Ervin Santana has had the better of this matchup. Damon is hitting just 0.222 in this matchup, 22% below their career average and below Santana's career opposing average of 0.252. Damon also posted an OPS of 0.646, modestly below the career mark of 0.785. Santana has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Damon down once every 6.6 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 8.7 PA. Slight edge: Santana.
How Johnny Damon put the ball into play against Ervin Santana
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ervin Santana to Johnny Damon
Matchup Details for Johnny Damon and Ervin Santana
Stats that describe the matchup between Johnny Damon and Ervin Santana including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
33
Johnny Damon Career Plate Appearances
10917
Ervin Santana Career Batters Faced
10482
In this matchup
0.222
Johnny Damon Career Batting Average
0.284
Ervin Santana Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
1
Johnny Damon Career Home Runs
235
Ervin Santana Career Home Runs Allowed
331
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
0.037
Johnny Damon Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.024
Ervin Santana Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.035
In this matchup
0.167
Johnny Damon Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.085
Ervin Santana Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.138
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.200
Johnny Damon Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.187
Ervin Santana Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.167
In this matchup
0.227
Johnny Damon Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
Ervin Santana Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
0
Johnny Damon Career Hit By Pitch
50
Ervin Santana Career Batters Hit By Pitch
104
Outs
In this matchup
18
In this matchup
0
Johnny Damon Career Intentional Walks
38
Ervin Santana Career Intentional Walks Allowed
35
In this matchup
5
Johnny Damon Career Strikeouts
1257
Ervin Santana Career Strikeouts Thrown
1978
In this matchup
6.600
Johnny Damon Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.690
Ervin Santana Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.299
In this matchup
0.800
Johnny Damon Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.800
Ervin Santana Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.390
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.303
Johnny Damon Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.349
Ervin Santana Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.305
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
1
Johnny Damon Career Sacrifice Hits
57
Ervin Santana Career Sacrifice Hits
50
In this matchup
1
Johnny Damon Career Sacrifice Flies
71
Ervin Santana Career Sacrifice Flies
72
In this matchup
0
Johnny Damon Career Ground into Double Play
93
Ervin Santana Career Double Plays Enabled
190
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0