Stephen Drew vs. Joe Saunders — Matchup Analysis

Joe Saunders has completely neutralized Drew in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Saunders. Drew's numbers against Saunders tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.000, 100% below the career mark of 0.741, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Saunders's career opposing average of 0.283. Saunders has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Drew down once every 1.4 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.3 PA. Edge: Saunders.

How Stephen Drew put the ball into play against Joe Saunders

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Saunders to Stephen Drew

Matchup Details for Stephen Drew and Joe Saunders

Stats that describe the matchup between Stephen Drew and Joe Saunders including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Stephen Drew Career Plate Appearances
4917
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced
5962
In this matchup
7
Stephen Drew Career At Bats
4403
Joe Saunders Career At Bats Pitched
5418
In this matchup
0.000
Stephen Drew Career Batting Average
0.252
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average
0.283
In this matchup
0
Stephen Drew Career Hits
1109
Joe Saunders Career Hits Allowed
1533
In this matchup
0
Stephen Drew Career Singles
665
In this matchup
0
Stephen Drew Career Doubles
258
In this matchup
0
Stephen Drew Career Triples
63
In this matchup
0
Stephen Drew Career Home Runs
123
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed
179

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
Stephen Drew Career Extra Base Hits
444
In this matchup
0.000
Stephen Drew Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.028
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
Stephen Drew Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.111
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.117

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Stephen Drew Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.133
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.226
In this matchup
0
Stephen Drew Total Bases
1862
In this matchup
0
Stephen Drew Career Times on Base
1557
In this matchup
0.000
Stephen Drew Career On Base Percentage
0.318
In this matchup
0.000
Stephen Drew Career Slugging Percentage
0.423
In this matchup
0.000
Stephen Drew Career OPS
0.741
In this matchup
0.000
Stephen Drew Career Isolated Power
0.171
In this matchup
0.000
Stephen Drew Career Gross Production Average
0.249
In this matchup
0.000
Stephen Drew Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
Stephen Drew Career RBIs
524
In this matchup
0.000
Stephen Drew Career Runs Created
621.340
In this matchup
0
Stephen Drew Career Hit By Pitch
13
Joe Saunders Career Batters Hit By Pitch
30

Outs

In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Stephen Drew Career Walks
435
Joe Saunders Career Walks Allowed
439
In this matchup
0
Stephen Drew Career Intentional Walks
33
Joe Saunders Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
5
Stephen Drew Career Strikeouts
926
Joe Saunders Career Strikeouts Thrown
792
In this matchup
1.400
Stephen Drew Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.310
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.528
In this matchup
0.000
Stephen Drew Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Joe Saunders Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.000
Stephen Drew Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.321
Joe Saunders Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.334

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
Stephen Drew Career Sacrifice Hits
22
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Stephen Drew Career Sacrifice Flies
44
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Flies
35
In this matchup
0
Stephen Drew Career Ground into Double Play
48
Joe Saunders Career Double Plays Enabled
170

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0