Ian Desmond vs. Eric Lauer — Matchup Analysis
Eric Lauer has completely neutralized Desmond in this matchup. Desmond's numbers against Lauer tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.143, 81% below the career mark of 0.742, with a batting average of just 0.071, 73% below their career average and below Lauer's career opposing average of 0.250. Even with Desmond striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Lauer. Edge: Lauer.
How Ian Desmond put the ball into play against Eric Lauer
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Eric Lauer to Ian Desmond
Matchup Details for Ian Desmond and Eric Lauer
Stats that describe the matchup between Ian Desmond and Eric Lauer including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Ian Desmond Career Plate Appearances
5944
Eric Lauer Career Batters Faced
3003
In this matchup
0.071
Ian Desmond Career Batting Average
0.263
Eric Lauer Career Opposing Batting Average
0.250
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
Ian Desmond Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.033
Eric Lauer Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.041
In this matchup
0.000
Ian Desmond Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.126
Eric Lauer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.164
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ian Desmond Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.129
Eric Lauer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.166
In this matchup
0.083
Ian Desmond Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
Eric Lauer Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
In this matchup
0
Ian Desmond Career Hit By Pitch
43
Eric Lauer Career Batters Hit By Pitch
19
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Ian Desmond Career Intentional Walks
13
Eric Lauer Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
In this matchup
2
Ian Desmond Career Strikeouts
1402
Eric Lauer Career Strikeouts Thrown
669
In this matchup
7.000
Ian Desmond Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.240
Eric Lauer Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.489
In this matchup
0.000
Ian Desmond Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.280
Eric Lauer Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.380
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.071
Ian Desmond Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Eric Lauer Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.313
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
Ian Desmond Career Sacrifice Hits
33
Eric Lauer Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
Ian Desmond Career Sacrifice Flies
39
Eric Lauer Career Sacrifice Flies
15
In this matchup
0
Ian Desmond Career Ground into Double Play
132
Eric Lauer Career Double Plays Enabled
35
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0