Josh Donaldson vs. Alex Cobb — Matchup Analysis
Alex Cobb has completely neutralized Donaldson in this matchup. Donaldson's numbers against Cobb tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.550, 35% below the career mark of 0.847, with a batting average of just 0.200, 23% below their career average and below Cobb's career opposing average of 0.256. Even with Donaldson striking out less often than usual, once every 5.8 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Cobb. Edge: Cobb.
How Josh Donaldson put the ball into play against Alex Cobb
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Alex Cobb to Josh Donaldson
Matchup Details for Josh Donaldson and Alex Cobb
Stats that describe the matchup between Josh Donaldson and Alex Cobb including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
29
Josh Donaldson Career Plate Appearances
5856
Alex Cobb Career Batters Faced
5577
In this matchup
0.200
Josh Donaldson Career Batting Average
0.261
Alex Cobb Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
In this matchup
0
Josh Donaldson Career Home Runs
279
Alex Cobb Career Home Runs Allowed
140
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
Josh Donaldson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.056
Alex Cobb Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Donaldson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.213
Alex Cobb Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.107
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Donaldson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.229
Alex Cobb Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.126
In this matchup
0.250
Josh Donaldson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
Alex Cobb Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
In this matchup
0
Josh Donaldson Career Hit By Pitch
58
Alex Cobb Career Batters Hit By Pitch
47
Outs
In this matchup
15
In this matchup
0
Josh Donaldson Career Intentional Walks
22
Alex Cobb Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
5
Josh Donaldson Career Strikeouts
1221
Alex Cobb Career Strikeouts Thrown
1108
In this matchup
5.800
Josh Donaldson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.800
Alex Cobb Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.033
In this matchup
0.800
Josh Donaldson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
Alex Cobb Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.310
Josh Donaldson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.351
Alex Cobb Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306
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
Josh Donaldson Career Sacrifice Hits
5
Alex Cobb Career Sacrifice Hits
16
In this matchup
0
Josh Donaldson Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Alex Cobb Career Sacrifice Flies
29
In this matchup
3
Josh Donaldson Career Ground into Double Play
135
Alex Cobb Career Double Plays Enabled
133
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0