David Eckstein vs. Johan Santana — Matchup Analysis
Johan Santana has completely neutralized Eckstein in this matchup. Eckstein's numbers against Santana tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.508, 27% below the career mark of 0.701, with a batting average of just 0.143, 49% below their career average and below Santana's career opposing average of 0.228. Santana has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Eckstein down once every 8.5 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 13.6 PA, and Eckstein has yet to take Santana deep. Edge: Santana.
How David Eckstein put the ball into play against Johan Santana
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Johan Santana to David Eckstein
Matchup Details for David Eckstein and Johan Santana
Stats that describe the matchup between David Eckstein and Johan Santana including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
David Eckstein Career Plate Appearances
5705
Johan Santana Career Batters Faced
8262
In this matchup
14
David Eckstein Career At Bats
5041
Johan Santana Career At Bats Pitched
7563
In this matchup
0.143
David Eckstein Career Batting Average
0.281
Johan Santana Career Opposing Batting Average
0.228
In this matchup
0
David Eckstein Career Home Runs
35
Johan Santana Career Home Runs Allowed
220
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
David Eckstein Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.007
Johan Santana Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
David Eckstein Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.025
Johan Santana Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.127
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
David Eckstein Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.084
Johan Santana Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.111
In this matchup
0.167
David Eckstein Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
Johan Santana Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.281
In this matchup
0
David Eckstein Career Hit By Pitch
143
Johan Santana Career Batters Hit By Pitch
36
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
David Eckstein Career Intentional Walks
3
Johan Santana Career Intentional Walks Allowed
13
In this matchup
2
David Eckstein Career Strikeouts
418
Johan Santana Career Strikeouts Thrown
1988
In this matchup
8.500
David Eckstein Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
13.650
Johan Santana Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.156
In this matchup
1.500
David Eckstein Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.900
Johan Santana Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.290
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.294
David Eckstein Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.314
Johan Santana Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.279
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
David Eckstein Career Sacrifice Hits
106
Johan Santana Career Sacrifice Hits
58
In this matchup
0
David Eckstein Career Sacrifice Flies
39
Johan Santana Career Sacrifice Flies
38
In this matchup
1
David Eckstein Career Ground into Double Play
88
Johan Santana Career Double Plays Enabled
122
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0