Yunel Escobar vs. Ivan Nova — Matchup Analysis
Ivan Nova has completely neutralized Escobar in this matchup. Escobar's numbers against Nova tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.459, 38% below the career mark of 0.736, with a batting average of just 0.154, 45% below their career average and below Nova's career opposing average of 0.277. Even with Escobar striking out less often than usual, once every 10 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Nova. Edge: Nova.
How Yunel Escobar put the ball into play against Ivan Nova
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ivan Nova to Yunel Escobar
Matchup Details for Yunel Escobar and Ivan Nova
Stats that describe the matchup between Yunel Escobar and Ivan Nova including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
30
Yunel Escobar Career Plate Appearances
5957
Ivan Nova Career Batters Faced
5778
In this matchup
0.154
Yunel Escobar Career Batting Average
0.282
Ivan Nova Career Opposing Batting Average
0.277
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
Ivan Nova Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.035
In this matchup
0.000
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
Ivan Nova Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.126
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.131
Ivan Nova Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.192
In this matchup
0.174
Yunel Escobar Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Ivan Nova Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
In this matchup
2
Yunel Escobar Career Hit By Pitch
55
Ivan Nova Career Batters Hit By Pitch
69
Outs
In this matchup
19
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Intentional Walks
16
Ivan Nova Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
3
Yunel Escobar Career Strikeouts
686
Ivan Nova Career Strikeouts Thrown
963
In this matchup
10.000
Yunel Escobar Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.680
Ivan Nova Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.000
In this matchup
0.667
Yunel Escobar Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.740
Ivan Nova Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.380
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Yunel Escobar Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.340
Ivan Nova Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.320
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
Ivan Nova Career Sacrifice Hits
29
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Ivan Nova Career Sacrifice Flies
35
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Ground into Double Play
198
Ivan Nova Career Double Plays Enabled
149
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0