Ian Desmond vs. Garrett Richards — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Desmond is hitting 0.286 here, 9% above their career average, while Richards's career opposing average is 0.246. Desmond also posted an OPS of 0.714, close to the career mark of 0.742. Richards has had the edge in strikeouts, with Desmond going down once every 2.3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.2 PA. No clear edge.
How Ian Desmond put the ball into play against Garrett Richards
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Garrett Richards to Ian Desmond
Matchup Details for Ian Desmond and Garrett Richards
Stats that describe the matchup between Ian Desmond and Garrett Richards including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Ian Desmond Career Plate Appearances
5944
Garrett Richards Career Batters Faced
4179
In this matchup
7
Ian Desmond Career At Bats
5442
Garrett Richards Career At Bats Pitched
3738
In this matchup
0.286
Ian Desmond Career Batting Average
0.263
Garrett Richards Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
0
Ian Desmond Career Home Runs
181
Garrett Richards Career Home Runs Allowed
93
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
Garrett Richards Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Ian Desmond Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.126
Garrett Richards Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ian Desmond Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.129
Garrett Richards Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.109
In this matchup
0.500
Ian Desmond Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
Garrett Richards Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
0
Ian Desmond Career Hit By Pitch
43
Garrett Richards Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Ian Desmond Career Intentional Walks
13
Garrett Richards Career Intentional Walks Allowed
10
In this matchup
3
Ian Desmond Career Strikeouts
1402
Garrett Richards Career Strikeouts Thrown
853
In this matchup
2.333
Ian Desmond Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.240
Garrett Richards Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.899
In this matchup
0.000
Ian Desmond Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.280
Garrett Richards Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.430
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Ian Desmond Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Garrett Richards Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.310
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
Ian Desmond Career Sacrifice Hits
33
Garrett Richards Career Sacrifice Hits
22
In this matchup
0
Ian Desmond Career Sacrifice Flies
39
Garrett Richards Career Sacrifice Flies
27
In this matchup
0
Ian Desmond Career Ground into Double Play
132
Garrett Richards Career Double Plays Enabled
95
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0