Yunel Escobar vs. Jason Vargas — Matchup Analysis
Jason Vargas has had the better of this matchup. Escobar is hitting just 0.240 in this matchup, 15% below their career average and below Vargas's career opposing average of 0.262. Escobar also posted an OPS of 0.589, modestly below the career mark of 0.736. Even with Escobar striking out less often than usual, once every 13 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Vargas. Slight edge: Vargas.
How Yunel Escobar put the ball into play against Jason Vargas
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jason Vargas to Yunel Escobar
Matchup Details for Yunel Escobar and Jason Vargas
Stats that describe the matchup between Yunel Escobar and Jason Vargas including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
26
Yunel Escobar Career Plate Appearances
5957
Jason Vargas Career Batters Faced
7002
In this matchup
0.240
Yunel Escobar Career Batting Average
0.282
Jason Vargas Career Opposing Batting Average
0.262
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs
90
Jason Vargas Career Home Runs Allowed
216
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
Jason Vargas Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.000
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
Jason Vargas Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.130
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Yunel Escobar Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.131
Jason Vargas Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.188
In this matchup
0.261
Yunel Escobar Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Jason Vargas Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Hit By Pitch
55
Jason Vargas Career Batters Hit By Pitch
47
Outs
In this matchup
17
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Intentional Walks
16
Jason Vargas Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
2
Yunel Escobar Career Strikeouts
686
Jason Vargas Career Strikeouts Thrown
1147
In this matchup
13.000
Yunel Escobar Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.680
Jason Vargas Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.105
In this matchup
0.500
Yunel Escobar Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.740
Jason Vargas Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.269
Yunel Escobar Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.340
Jason Vargas Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.314
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
Jason Vargas Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Jason Vargas Career Sacrifice Flies
48
In this matchup
0
Yunel Escobar Career Ground into Double Play
198
Jason Vargas Career Double Plays Enabled
138
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0