Andre Dawson vs. John Candelaria — Matchup Analysis
John Candelaria has kept Dawson in check relative to their career standard. 0.286 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.723 sits 10% below where Dawson typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Dawson striking out less often than usual, once every 22 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Candelaria. Slight edge: Candelaria. Context matters here.
How Andre Dawson put the ball into play against John Candelaria
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Candelaria to Andre Dawson
Matchup Details for Andre Dawson and John Candelaria
Stats that describe the matchup between Andre Dawson and John Candelaria including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
44
Andre Dawson Career Plate Appearances
10769
John Candelaria Career Batters Faced
10366
In this matchup
42
Andre Dawson Career At Bats
9927
John Candelaria Career At Bats Pitched
9539
In this matchup
0.286
Andre Dawson Career Batting Average
0.279
John Candelaria Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
1
Andre Dawson Career Home Runs
438
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed
245
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
0.024
Andre Dawson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.044
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.083
Andre Dawson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.158
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.102
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Andre Dawson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.290
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.146
In this matchup
0.282
Andre Dawson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
John Candelaria Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
In this matchup
0
Andre Dawson Career Hit By Pitch
111
John Candelaria Career Batters Hit By Pitch
37
Outs
In this matchup
28
In this matchup
0
Andre Dawson Career Intentional Walks
143
John Candelaria Career Intentional Walks Allowed
63
In this matchup
2
Andre Dawson Career Strikeouts
1509
John Candelaria Career Strikeouts Thrown
1673
In this matchup
22.000
Andre Dawson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.140
John Candelaria Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.196
In this matchup
1.000
Andre Dawson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.390
John Candelaria Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.318
Andre Dawson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.326
John Candelaria Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.295
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
Andre Dawson Career Sacrifice Hits
24
John Candelaria Career Sacrifice Hits
105
In this matchup
0
Andre Dawson Career Sacrifice Flies
118
John Candelaria Career Sacrifice Flies
93
In this matchup
0
Andre Dawson Career Ground into Double Play
217
John Candelaria Career Double Plays Enabled
182
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0