Yunel Escobar vs. James Shields — Matchup Analysis
James Shields has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.257, 9% below their career average and above Shields's career opposing average of 0.257, Escobar's OPS of 0.649 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.736. Even with Escobar striking out less often than usual, once every 12 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Shields. Slight edge: Shields.
How Yunel Escobar put the ball into play against James Shields
Balls and Strikes Thrown by James Shields to Yunel Escobar
Matchup Details for Yunel Escobar and James Shields
Stats that describe the matchup between Yunel Escobar and James Shields including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
36
Yunel Escobar Career Plate Appearances
5957
James Shields Career Batters Faced
10993
In this matchup
35
Yunel Escobar Career At Bats
5315
James Shields Career At Bats Pitched
10052
In this matchup
0.257
Yunel Escobar Career Batting Average
0.282
James Shields Career Opposing Batting Average
0.257
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs
90
James Shields Career Home Runs Allowed
361
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
James Shields Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.036
In this matchup
0.000
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
James Shields Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.140
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.131
James Shields Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.162
In this matchup
0.281
Yunel Escobar Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
James Shields Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
In this matchup
1
Yunel Escobar Career Hit By Pitch
55
James Shields Career Batters Hit By Pitch
97
Outs
In this matchup
22
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Intentional Walks
16
James Shields Career Intentional Walks Allowed
22
In this matchup
3
Yunel Escobar Career Strikeouts
686
James Shields Career Strikeouts Thrown
2234
In this matchup
12.000
Yunel Escobar Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.680
James Shields Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.921
In this matchup
0.000
Yunel Escobar Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.740
James Shields Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Yunel Escobar Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.340
James Shields Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.305
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
James Shields Career Sacrifice Hits
53
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Sacrifice Flies
27
James Shields Career Sacrifice Flies
45
In this matchup
1
Yunel Escobar Career Ground into Double Play
198
James Shields Career Double Plays Enabled
211
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0