Yandy Diaz vs. Yu Darvish — Matchup Analysis

Yu Darvish has completely neutralized Diaz in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Darvish. Diaz's numbers against Darvish tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.500, 38% below the career mark of 0.813, with a batting average of just 0.167, 43% below their career average and below Darvish's career opposing average of 0.221. Darvish has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Diaz down once every 6 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 6.7 PA. Edge: Darvish.

How Yandy Diaz put the ball into play against Yu Darvish

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Yu Darvish to Yandy Diaz

Matchup Details for Yandy Diaz and Yu Darvish

Stats that describe the matchup between Yandy Diaz and Yu Darvish including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Yandy Diaz Career Plate Appearances
3755
Yu Darvish Career Batters Faced
7305
In this matchup
6
Yandy Diaz Career At Bats
3295
Yu Darvish Career At Bats Pitched
6597
In this matchup
0.167
Yandy Diaz Career Batting Average
0.290
Yu Darvish Career Opposing Batting Average
0.221
In this matchup
1
Yandy Diaz Career Hits
957
Yu Darvish Career Hits Allowed
1460
In this matchup
0
Yandy Diaz Career Singles
666
In this matchup
1
Yandy Diaz Career Doubles
184
In this matchup
0
Yandy Diaz Career Triples
7
In this matchup
0
Yandy Diaz Career Home Runs
100
Yu Darvish Career Home Runs Allowed
231

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
1
Yandy Diaz Career Extra Base Hits
291
In this matchup
0.000
Yandy Diaz Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.030
Yu Darvish Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.035
In this matchup
0.000
Yandy Diaz Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.105
Yu Darvish Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.158

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Yandy Diaz Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.179
Yu Darvish Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.111
In this matchup
2
Yandy Diaz Total Bases
1455
In this matchup
1
Yandy Diaz Career Times on Base
1396
In this matchup
0.167
Yandy Diaz Career On Base Percentage
0.372
In this matchup
0.333
Yandy Diaz Career Slugging Percentage
0.442
In this matchup
0.500
Yandy Diaz Career OPS
0.813
In this matchup
0.167
Yandy Diaz Career Isolated Power
0.151
In this matchup
0.158
Yandy Diaz Career Gross Production Average
0.278
In this matchup
0.200
Yandy Diaz Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.322
Yu Darvish Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Yandy Diaz Career RBIs
424
In this matchup
0.333
Yandy Diaz Career Runs Created
563.080
In this matchup
0
Yandy Diaz Career Hit By Pitch
30
Yu Darvish Career Batters Hit By Pitch
83

Outs

In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Yandy Diaz Career Walks
409
Yu Darvish Career Walks Allowed
563
In this matchup
0
Yandy Diaz Career Intentional Walks
13
Yu Darvish Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
In this matchup
1
Yandy Diaz Career Strikeouts
558
Yu Darvish Career Strikeouts Thrown
2075
In this matchup
6.000
Yandy Diaz Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.730
Yu Darvish Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.520
In this matchup
0.000
Yandy Diaz Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.730
Yu Darvish Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.270

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.167
Yandy Diaz Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.367
Yu Darvish Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.278

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
Yandy Diaz Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Yu Darvish Career Sacrifice Hits
15
In this matchup
0
Yandy Diaz Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Yu Darvish Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
0
Yandy Diaz Career Ground into Double Play
87
Yu Darvish Career Double Plays Enabled
110

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0