John Donaldson vs. Joe Sparma — Matchup Analysis
Joe Sparma has had the better of this matchup. Donaldson is hitting just 0.182 in this matchup, 24% below their career average and below Sparma's career opposing average of 0.235. Donaldson also posted an OPS of 0.539, modestly below the career mark of 0.608. Sparma has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Donaldson down once every 3.5 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 10.4 PA, and Donaldson has yet to take Sparma deep. Slight edge: Sparma.
How John Donaldson put the ball into play against Joe Sparma
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Sparma to John Donaldson
Matchup Details for John Donaldson and Joe Sparma
Stats that describe the matchup between John Donaldson and Joe Sparma including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
John Donaldson Career Plate Appearances
1380
Joe Sparma Career Batters Faced
3755
In this matchup
0.182
John Donaldson Career Batting Average
0.238
Joe Sparma Career Opposing Batting Average
0.235
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
John Donaldson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.003
Joe Sparma Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
John Donaldson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.014
Joe Sparma Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.099
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Donaldson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.030
Joe Sparma Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.131
In this matchup
0.286
John Donaldson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
Joe Sparma Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.266
In this matchup
0
John Donaldson Career Hit By Pitch
4
Joe Sparma Career Batters Hit By Pitch
27
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
John Donaldson Career Intentional Walks
12
Joe Sparma Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
4
John Donaldson Career Strikeouts
133
Joe Sparma Career Strikeouts Thrown
586
In this matchup
3.500
John Donaldson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.380
Joe Sparma Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.408
In this matchup
0.750
John Donaldson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.990
Joe Sparma Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.740
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.357
John Donaldson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.316
Joe Sparma Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.326
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
John Donaldson Career Sacrifice Hits
13
Joe Sparma Career Sacrifice Hits
1
In this matchup
0
John Donaldson Career Sacrifice Flies
6
Joe Sparma Career Sacrifice Flies
3
In this matchup
0
John Donaldson Career Ground into Double Play
20
Joe Sparma Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0