Yunel Escobar vs. Jimmy Nelson — Matchup Analysis
Yunel Escobar has absolutely raked against Nelson. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Escobar. Escobar's production against Nelson has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.429, 94% above the career mark of 0.736, with a batting average of 0.429, 52% above their career average and above Nelson's career opposing average of 0.256. Despite striking out once every 7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.7 PA, Escobar is still posting above-career production against Nelson. Edge: Escobar.
How Yunel Escobar put the ball into play against Jimmy Nelson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jimmy Nelson to Yunel Escobar
Matchup Details for Yunel Escobar and Jimmy Nelson
Stats that describe the matchup between Yunel Escobar and Jimmy Nelson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Yunel Escobar Career Plate Appearances
5957
Jimmy Nelson Career Batters Faced
2856
In this matchup
0.429
Yunel Escobar Career Batting Average
0.282
Jimmy Nelson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
In this matchup
1
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs
90
Jimmy Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed
69
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
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0.143
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.017
Jimmy Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.333
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
Jimmy Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.107
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.131
Jimmy Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.111
In this matchup
0.400
Yunel Escobar Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Jimmy Nelson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Hit By Pitch
55
Jimmy Nelson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
In this matchup
3
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0
Yunel Escobar Career Intentional Walks
16
Jimmy Nelson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
In this matchup
1
Yunel Escobar Career Strikeouts
686
Jimmy Nelson Career Strikeouts Thrown
622
In this matchup
7.000
Yunel Escobar Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.680
Jimmy Nelson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.592
In this matchup
0.000
Yunel Escobar Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.740
Jimmy Nelson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.410
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.429
Yunel Escobar Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.340
Jimmy Nelson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.317
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
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0
Yunel Escobar Career Sacrifice Hits
51
Jimmy Nelson Career Sacrifice Hits
17
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0
Yunel Escobar Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Jimmy Nelson Career Sacrifice Flies
16
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0
Yunel Escobar Career Ground into Double Play
198
Jimmy Nelson Career Double Plays Enabled
73
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0