Yunel Escobar vs. Yu Darvish — Matchup Analysis
Yu Darvish has completely neutralized Escobar in this matchup. Escobar's numbers against Darvish tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.279, 62% below the career mark of 0.736, with a batting average of just 0.087, 69% below their career average and below Darvish's career opposing average of 0.221. Darvish has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Escobar down once every 3.3 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 8.7 PA, and Escobar has yet to take Darvish deep. Edge: Darvish.
How Yunel Escobar put the ball into play against Yu Darvish
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Yu Darvish to Yunel Escobar
Matchup Details for Yunel Escobar and Yu Darvish
Stats that describe the matchup between Yunel Escobar and Yu Darvish including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
26
Yunel Escobar Career Plate Appearances
5957
Yu Darvish Career Batters Faced
7305
In this matchup
0.087
Yunel Escobar Career Batting Average
0.282
Yu Darvish Career Opposing Batting Average
0.221
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
Yu Darvish Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.035
In this matchup
0.000
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
Yu Darvish Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.158
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.131
Yu Darvish Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.111
In this matchup
0.133
Yunel Escobar Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Yu Darvish Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Hit By Pitch
55
Yu Darvish Career Batters Hit By Pitch
83
Outs
In this matchup
13
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Intentional Walks
16
Yu Darvish Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
In this matchup
8
Yunel Escobar Career Strikeouts
686
Yu Darvish Career Strikeouts Thrown
2075
In this matchup
3.250
Yunel Escobar Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.680
Yu Darvish Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.520
In this matchup
0.375
Yunel Escobar Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.740
Yu Darvish Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.270
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.192
Yunel Escobar Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.340
Yu Darvish Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.278
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
Yunel Escobar Career Sacrifice Hits
51
Yu Darvish Career Sacrifice Hits
15
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Yu Darvish Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
2
Yunel Escobar Career Ground into Double Play
198
Yu Darvish Career Double Plays Enabled
110
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0