Danny Espinosa vs. Craig Kimbrel — Matchup Analysis
Craig Kimbrel has completely neutralized Espinosa in this matchup. Espinosa's numbers against Kimbrel tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.500, 26% below the career mark of 0.675, with a batting average of just 0.143, 35% below their career average and below Kimbrel's career opposing average of 0.170. Kimbrel has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Espinosa down once every 1.4 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 3.5 PA. Edge: Kimbrel.
How Danny Espinosa put the ball into play against Craig Kimbrel
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Craig Kimbrel to Danny Espinosa
Matchup Details for Danny Espinosa and Craig Kimbrel
Stats that describe the matchup between Danny Espinosa and Craig Kimbrel including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Danny Espinosa Career Plate Appearances
3267
Craig Kimbrel Career Batters Faced
3306
In this matchup
14
Danny Espinosa Career At Bats
2910
Craig Kimbrel Career At Bats Pitched
2897
In this matchup
0.143
Danny Espinosa Career Batting Average
0.221
Craig Kimbrel Career Opposing Batting Average
0.170
In this matchup
1
Danny Espinosa Career Home Runs
98
Craig Kimbrel Career Home Runs Allowed
75
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
0.071
Danny Espinosa Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
Craig Kimbrel Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.500
Danny Espinosa Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.152
Craig Kimbrel Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.152
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.100
Danny Espinosa Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.104
Craig Kimbrel Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.059
In this matchup
0.333
Danny Espinosa Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Craig Kimbrel Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.271
In this matchup
0
Danny Espinosa Career Hit By Pitch
78
Craig Kimbrel Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Danny Espinosa Career Intentional Walks
32
Craig Kimbrel Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
In this matchup
10
Danny Espinosa Career Strikeouts
943
Craig Kimbrel Career Strikeouts Thrown
1282
In this matchup
1.400
Danny Espinosa Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.460
Craig Kimbrel Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
2.579
In this matchup
0.000
Danny Espinosa Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.260
Craig Kimbrel Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.270
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Danny Espinosa Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.281
Craig Kimbrel Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.257
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
Danny Espinosa Career Sacrifice Hits
20
Craig Kimbrel Career Sacrifice Hits
9
In this matchup
0
Danny Espinosa Career Sacrifice Flies
17
Craig Kimbrel Career Sacrifice Flies
14
In this matchup
0
Danny Espinosa Career Ground into Double Play
35
Craig Kimbrel Career Double Plays Enabled
33
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0