Yunel Escobar vs. Clay Buchholz — Matchup Analysis
Clay Buchholz has completely neutralized Escobar in this matchup. Escobar's numbers against Buchholz tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.577, 22% below the career mark of 0.736, with a batting average of just 0.167, 41% below their career average and below Buchholz's career opposing average of 0.253. Even with Escobar striking out less often than usual, once every 29 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Buchholz. Edge: Buchholz.
How Yunel Escobar put the ball into play against Clay Buchholz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Clay Buchholz to Yunel Escobar
Matchup Details for Yunel Escobar and Clay Buchholz
Stats that describe the matchup between Yunel Escobar and Clay Buchholz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
29
Yunel Escobar Career Plate Appearances
5957
Clay Buchholz Career Batters Faced
5607
In this matchup
24
Yunel Escobar Career At Bats
5315
Clay Buchholz Career At Bats Pitched
5034
In this matchup
0.167
Yunel Escobar Career Batting Average
0.282
Clay Buchholz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
1
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs
90
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed
139
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
0.042
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.017
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.250
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.109
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.131
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.136
In this matchup
0.136
Yunel Escobar Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Clay Buchholz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Hit By Pitch
55
Clay Buchholz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49
Outs
In this matchup
19
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Intentional Walks
16
Clay Buchholz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
In this matchup
1
Yunel Escobar Career Strikeouts
686
Clay Buchholz Career Strikeouts Thrown
1024
In this matchup
29.000
Yunel Escobar Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.680
Clay Buchholz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.476
In this matchup
4.000
Yunel Escobar Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.740
Clay Buchholz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.450
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.276
Yunel Escobar Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.340
Clay Buchholz Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.311
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
1
Yunel Escobar Career Sacrifice Hits
51
Clay Buchholz Career Sacrifice Hits
20
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Clay Buchholz Career Sacrifice Flies
46
In this matchup
2
Yunel Escobar Career Ground into Double Play
198
Clay Buchholz Career Double Plays Enabled
147
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0