Yunel Escobar vs. Jeff Samardzija — Matchup Analysis
Jeff Samardzija has dominated this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Samardzija. Escobar is hitting just 0.200 in this matchup, 29% below their career average and below Samardzija's career opposing average of 0.248. Escobar also posted an OPS of 0.600, well below the career mark of 0.736. Samardzija has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Escobar down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 8.7 PA. Edge: Samardzija.
How Yunel Escobar put the ball into play against Jeff Samardzija
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeff Samardzija to Yunel Escobar
Matchup Details for Yunel Escobar and Jeff Samardzija
Stats that describe the matchup between Yunel Escobar and Jeff Samardzija including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Yunel Escobar Career Plate Appearances
5957
Jeff Samardzija Career Batters Faced
6891
In this matchup
5
Yunel Escobar Career At Bats
5315
Jeff Samardzija Career At Bats Pitched
6259
In this matchup
0.200
Yunel Escobar Career Batting Average
0.282
Jeff Samardzija Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs
90
Jeff Samardzija Career Home Runs Allowed
205
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
Jeff Samardzija Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
Jeff Samardzija Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.132
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.131
Jeff Samardzija Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.141
In this matchup
0.250
Yunel Escobar Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Jeff Samardzija Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Hit By Pitch
55
Jeff Samardzija Career Batters Hit By Pitch
60
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Intentional Walks
16
Jeff Samardzija Career Intentional Walks Allowed
25
In this matchup
1
Yunel Escobar Career Strikeouts
686
Jeff Samardzija Career Strikeouts Thrown
1449
In this matchup
5.000
Yunel Escobar Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.680
Jeff Samardzija Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.756
In this matchup
0.000
Yunel Escobar Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.740
Jeff Samardzija Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.340
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Yunel Escobar Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.340
Jeff Samardzija Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.301
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
Jeff Samardzija Career Sacrifice Hits
39
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Jeff Samardzija Career Sacrifice Flies
42
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Ground into Double Play
198
Jeff Samardzija Career Double Plays Enabled
116
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0