Lucas Duda vs. Jon Lester — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Duda is hitting 0.222 here, 7% below their career average, while Lester's career opposing average is 0.252. Duda also posted an OPS of 0.778, close to the career mark of 0.782. Lester has had the edge in strikeouts, with Duda going down once every 1.8 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.1 PA. No clear edge.
How Lucas Duda put the ball into play against Jon Lester
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jon Lester to Lucas Duda
Matchup Details for Lucas Duda and Jon Lester
Stats that describe the matchup between Lucas Duda and Jon Lester including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Lucas Duda Career Plate Appearances
3581
Jon Lester Career Batters Faced
11487
In this matchup
0.222
Lucas Duda Career Batting Average
0.239
Jon Lester Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
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
0.111
Lucas Duda Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.050
Jon Lester Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.500
Lucas Duda Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.211
Jon Lester Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.113
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.200
Lucas Duda Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.177
Jon Lester Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.118
In this matchup
0.333
Lucas Duda Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.280
Jon Lester Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
Lucas Duda Career Hit By Pitch
61
Jon Lester Career Batters Hit By Pitch
90
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Lucas Duda Career Intentional Walks
33
Jon Lester Career Intentional Walks Allowed
13
In this matchup
5
Lucas Duda Career Strikeouts
879
Jon Lester Career Strikeouts Thrown
2488
In this matchup
1.800
Lucas Duda Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.070
Jon Lester Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.617
In this matchup
0.000
Lucas Duda Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.450
Jon Lester Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Lucas Duda Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.326
Jon Lester 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
Lucas Duda Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Jon Lester Career Sacrifice Hits
61
In this matchup
0
Lucas Duda Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Jon Lester Career Sacrifice Flies
67
In this matchup
0
Lucas Duda Career Ground into Double Play
52
Jon Lester Career Double Plays Enabled
250
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0