Yunel Escobar vs. Jharel Cotton — Matchup Analysis
Jharel Cotton has had the better of this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Cotton. Escobar is hitting just 0.125 in this matchup, 56% below their career average and below Cotton's career opposing average of 0.244. Escobar also posted an OPS of 0.722, modestly below the career mark of 0.736. Even with Escobar striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Cotton. Slight edge: Cotton.
How Yunel Escobar put the ball into play against Jharel Cotton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jharel Cotton to Yunel Escobar
Matchup Details for Yunel Escobar and Jharel Cotton
Stats that describe the matchup between Yunel Escobar and Jharel Cotton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Yunel Escobar Career Plate Appearances
5957
Jharel Cotton Career Batters Faced
996
In this matchup
0.125
Yunel Escobar Career Batting Average
0.282
Jharel Cotton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.244
In this matchup
1
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs
90
Jharel Cotton Career Home Runs Allowed
41
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
0.125
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.017
Jharel Cotton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.046
In this matchup
1.000
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
Jharel Cotton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.191
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.131
Jharel Cotton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.208
In this matchup
0.000
Yunel Escobar Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Jharel Cotton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.270
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Hit By Pitch
55
Jharel Cotton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
8
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Intentional Walks
16
Jharel Cotton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
1
In this matchup
1
Yunel Escobar Career Strikeouts
686
Jharel Cotton Career Strikeouts Thrown
197
In this matchup
9.000
Yunel Escobar Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.680
Jharel Cotton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.056
In this matchup
1.000
Yunel Escobar Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.740
Jharel Cotton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.470
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Yunel Escobar Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.340
Jharel Cotton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.309
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
0
Yunel Escobar Career Sacrifice Hits
51
Jharel Cotton Career Sacrifice Hits
4
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Jharel Cotton Career Sacrifice Flies
10
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Ground into Double Play
198
Jharel Cotton Career Double Plays Enabled
15
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0