Ian Desmond vs. Jonny Venters — Matchup Analysis
Jonny Venters has completely neutralized Desmond in this matchup. Desmond's numbers against Venters tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.369, 50% below the career mark of 0.742, with a batting average of just 0.133, 49% below their career average and below Venters's career opposing average of 0.215. Even with Desmond striking out less often than usual, once every 5.7 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Venters. Edge: Venters.
How Ian Desmond put the ball into play against Jonny Venters
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jonny Venters to Ian Desmond
Matchup Details for Ian Desmond and Jonny Venters
Stats that describe the matchup between Ian Desmond and Jonny Venters including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Ian Desmond Career Plate Appearances
5944
Jonny Venters Career Batters Faced
1163
In this matchup
0.133
Ian Desmond Career Batting Average
0.263
Jonny Venters Career Opposing Batting Average
0.215
In this matchup
0
Ian Desmond Career Home Runs
181
Jonny Venters Career Home Runs Allowed
13
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
Jonny Venters Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.013
In this matchup
0.000
Ian Desmond Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.126
Jonny Venters Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.061
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ian Desmond Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.129
Jonny Venters Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.044
In this matchup
0.167
Ian Desmond Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
Jonny Venters Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
In this matchup
0
Ian Desmond Career Hit By Pitch
43
Jonny Venters Career Batters Hit By Pitch
21
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Ian Desmond Career Intentional Walks
13
Jonny Venters Career Intentional Walks Allowed
16
In this matchup
3
Ian Desmond Career Strikeouts
1402
Jonny Venters Career Strikeouts Thrown
297
In this matchup
5.667
Ian Desmond Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.240
Jonny Venters Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.916
In this matchup
0.667
Ian Desmond Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.280
Jonny Venters Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.460
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.235
Ian Desmond Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Jonny Venters Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.314
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
Jonny Venters Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
Ian Desmond Career Sacrifice Flies
39
Jonny Venters Career Sacrifice Flies
3
In this matchup
0
Ian Desmond Career Ground into Double Play
132
Jonny Venters Career Double Plays Enabled
35
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0