Yunel Escobar vs. Rich Harden — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Escobar is hitting 0.333 here, 18% above their career average, while Harden's career opposing average is 0.228. Escobar also posted an OPS of 0.718, close to the career mark of 0.736. Harden has had the edge in strikeouts, with Escobar going down once every 3.3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.7 PA. No clear edge.
How Yunel Escobar put the ball into play against Rich Harden
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rich Harden to Yunel Escobar
Matchup Details for Yunel Escobar and Rich Harden
Stats that describe the matchup between Yunel Escobar and Rich Harden including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
13
Yunel Escobar Career Plate Appearances
5957
Rich Harden Career Batters Faced
3929
In this matchup
0.333
Yunel Escobar Career Batting Average
0.282
Rich Harden Career Opposing Batting Average
0.228
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs
90
Rich Harden Career Home Runs Allowed
105
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
Rich Harden Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
Rich Harden Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.134
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.131
Rich Harden Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.111
In this matchup
0.500
Yunel Escobar Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Rich Harden Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Hit By Pitch
55
Rich Harden Career Batters Hit By Pitch
27
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Intentional Walks
16
Rich Harden Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
4
Yunel Escobar Career Strikeouts
686
Rich Harden Career Strikeouts Thrown
949
In this matchup
3.250
Yunel Escobar Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.680
Rich Harden Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.140
In this matchup
0.250
Yunel Escobar Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.740
Rich Harden Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.385
Yunel Escobar Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.340
Rich Harden Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.310
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
Rich Harden Career Sacrifice Hits
26
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Rich Harden Career Sacrifice Flies
26
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Ground into Double Play
198
Rich Harden Career Double Plays Enabled
69
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0