Edwin Encarnacion vs. Jeff Samardzija — Matchup Analysis
Jeff Samardzija has completely neutralized Encarnacion in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Samardzija. Encarnacion's numbers against Samardzija tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.167, 80% below the career mark of 0.846, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Samardzija's career opposing average of 0.248. Even with Encarnacion striking out less often than usual, once every 6 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Samardzija. Edge: Samardzija.
How Edwin Encarnacion put the ball into play against Jeff Samardzija
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeff Samardzija to Edwin Encarnacion
Matchup Details for Edwin Encarnacion and Jeff Samardzija
Stats that describe the matchup between Edwin Encarnacion and Jeff Samardzija including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Edwin Encarnacion Career Plate Appearances
8114
Jeff Samardzija Career Batters Faced
6891
In this matchup
5
Edwin Encarnacion Career At Bats
7040
Jeff Samardzija Career At Bats Pitched
6259
In this matchup
0.000
Edwin Encarnacion Career Batting Average
0.260
Jeff Samardzija Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
In this matchup
0
Edwin Encarnacion Career Home Runs
424
Jeff Samardzija Career Home Runs Allowed
205
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
Edwin Encarnacion Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.060
Jeff Samardzija Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
Edwin Encarnacion Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.231
Jeff Samardzija Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.132
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Edwin Encarnacion Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.297
Jeff Samardzija Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.141
In this matchup
0.075
Edwin Encarnacion Career Gross Production Average
0.282
In this matchup
0.000
Edwin Encarnacion Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.268
Jeff Samardzija Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
In this matchup
1
Edwin Encarnacion Career Hit By Pitch
105
Jeff Samardzija Career Batters Hit By Pitch
60
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Edwin Encarnacion Career Intentional Walks
54
Jeff Samardzija Career Intentional Walks Allowed
25
In this matchup
1
Edwin Encarnacion Career Strikeouts
1426
Jeff Samardzija Career Strikeouts Thrown
1449
In this matchup
6.000
Edwin Encarnacion Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.690
Jeff Samardzija Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.756
In this matchup
0.000
Edwin Encarnacion Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.630
Jeff Samardzija Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.340
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.000
Edwin Encarnacion Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.344
Jeff Samardzija Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.301
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
Edwin Encarnacion Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Jeff Samardzija Career Sacrifice Hits
39
In this matchup
0
Edwin Encarnacion Career Sacrifice Flies
66
Jeff Samardzija Career Sacrifice Flies
42
In this matchup
0
Edwin Encarnacion Career Ground into Double Play
185
Jeff Samardzija Career Double Plays Enabled
116
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0