Yunel Escobar vs. Matt Cain — Matchup Analysis
Matt Cain has completely neutralized Escobar in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Cain. Escobar's numbers against Cain tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.500, 32% below the career mark of 0.736, with a batting average of just 0.167, 41% below their career average and below Cain's career opposing average of 0.238. Edge: Cain.
How Yunel Escobar put the ball into play against Matt Cain
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Cain to Yunel Escobar
Matchup Details for Yunel Escobar and Matt Cain
Stats that describe the matchup between Yunel Escobar and Matt Cain including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Yunel Escobar Career Plate Appearances
5957
Matt Cain Career Batters Faced
8699
In this matchup
0.167
Yunel Escobar Career Batting Average
0.282
Matt Cain Career Opposing Batting Average
0.238
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
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.017
Matt Cain Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.000
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
Matt Cain Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.114
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.131
Matt Cain Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.125
In this matchup
0.167
Yunel Escobar Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Matt Cain Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Hit By Pitch
55
Matt Cain Career Batters Hit By Pitch
62
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Intentional Walks
16
Matt Cain Career Intentional Walks Allowed
42
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Strikeouts
686
Matt Cain Career Strikeouts Thrown
1694
In this matchup
0.000
Yunel Escobar Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.680
Matt Cain Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.135
In this matchup
0.000
Yunel Escobar Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.740
Matt Cain Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Yunel Escobar Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.340
Matt Cain Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.299
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
1
Yunel Escobar Career Sacrifice Hits
51
Matt Cain Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Matt Cain Career Sacrifice Flies
67
In this matchup
1
Yunel Escobar Career Ground into Double Play
198
Matt Cain Career Double Plays Enabled
124
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0