Josh Donaldson vs. Cory Rasmus — Matchup Analysis
Cory Rasmus has completely neutralized Donaldson in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Rasmus. Donaldson's numbers against Rasmus tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 53% below the career mark of 0.847, with a batting average of just 0.200, 23% below their career average and below Rasmus's career opposing average of 0.228. Even with Donaldson striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Rasmus. Edge: Rasmus.
How Josh Donaldson put the ball into play against Cory Rasmus
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Cory Rasmus to Josh Donaldson
Matchup Details for Josh Donaldson and Cory Rasmus
Stats that describe the matchup between Josh Donaldson and Cory Rasmus including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Josh Donaldson Career Plate Appearances
5856
Cory Rasmus Career Batters Faced
530
In this matchup
0.200
Josh Donaldson Career Batting Average
0.261
Cory Rasmus Career Opposing Batting Average
0.228
In this matchup
0
Josh Donaldson Career Home Runs
279
Cory Rasmus Career Home Runs Allowed
18
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
Cory Rasmus Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.039
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Donaldson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.213
Cory Rasmus Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.170
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Donaldson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.229
Cory Rasmus Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.149
In this matchup
0.250
Josh Donaldson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
Cory Rasmus Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.269
In this matchup
0
Josh Donaldson Career Hit By Pitch
58
Cory Rasmus Career Batters Hit By Pitch
2
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Josh Donaldson Career Intentional Walks
22
Cory Rasmus Career Intentional Walks Allowed
6
In this matchup
1
Josh Donaldson Career Strikeouts
1221
Cory Rasmus Career Strikeouts Thrown
121
In this matchup
5.000
Josh Donaldson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.800
Cory Rasmus Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.380
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Donaldson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
Cory Rasmus Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.470
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Josh Donaldson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.351
Cory Rasmus Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.319
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
Cory Rasmus Career Sacrifice Hits
1
In this matchup
0
Josh Donaldson Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Cory Rasmus Career Sacrifice Flies
4
In this matchup
0
Josh Donaldson Career Ground into Double Play
135
Cory Rasmus Career Double Plays Enabled
3
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0