Juan Encarnacion vs. Jake Westbrook — Matchup Analysis
Jake Westbrook has had the better of this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Westbrook. Encarnacion is hitting just 0.250 in this matchup, 7% below their career average and below Westbrook's career opposing average of 0.279. Encarnacion also posted an OPS of 0.679, modestly below the career mark of 0.758. Even with Encarnacion striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Westbrook. Slight edge: Westbrook.
How Juan Encarnacion put the ball into play against Jake Westbrook
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jake Westbrook to Juan Encarnacion
Matchup Details for Juan Encarnacion and Jake Westbrook
Stats that describe the matchup between Juan Encarnacion and Jake Westbrook including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Juan Encarnacion Career Plate Appearances
5095
Jake Westbrook Career Batters Faced
7517
In this matchup
4
Juan Encarnacion Career At Bats
4685
Jake Westbrook Career At Bats Pitched
6769
In this matchup
0.250
Juan Encarnacion Career Batting Average
0.270
Jake Westbrook Career Opposing Batting Average
0.279
In this matchup
0
Juan Encarnacion Career Home Runs
156
Jake Westbrook Career Home Runs Allowed
148
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
Juan Encarnacion Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.033
Jake Westbrook Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Juan Encarnacion Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.123
Jake Westbrook Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.079
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Juan Encarnacion Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.183
Jake Westbrook Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.153
In this matchup
0.255
Juan Encarnacion Career Gross Production Average
0.253
In this matchup
0.250
Juan Encarnacion Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
Jake Westbrook Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
In this matchup
0
Juan Encarnacion Career Hit By Pitch
54
Jake Westbrook Career Batters Hit By Pitch
68
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Juan Encarnacion Career Intentional Walks
13
Jake Westbrook Career Intentional Walks Allowed
37
In this matchup
1
Juan Encarnacion Career Strikeouts
853
Jake Westbrook Career Strikeouts Thrown
965
In this matchup
7.000
Juan Encarnacion Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.970
Jake Westbrook Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.790
In this matchup
2.000
Juan Encarnacion Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.340
Jake Westbrook Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.590
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.429
Juan Encarnacion Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.307
Jake Westbrook Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.332
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
Juan Encarnacion Career Sacrifice Hits
27
Jake Westbrook Career Sacrifice Hits
61
In this matchup
1
Juan Encarnacion Career Sacrifice Flies
41
Jake Westbrook Career Sacrifice Flies
48
In this matchup
0
Juan Encarnacion Career Ground into Double Play
116
Jake Westbrook Career Double Plays Enabled
239
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0