Sammy Esposito vs. Dick Donovan — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Esposito is hitting 0.250 here, 21% above their career average, while Donovan's career opposing average is 0.253. Esposito also posted an OPS of 0.650, close to the career mark of 0.606. Donovan has had the edge in strikeouts, with Esposito going down once every 5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 7.6 PA. No clear edge.
How Sammy Esposito put the ball into play against Dick Donovan
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Dick Donovan to Sammy Esposito
Matchup Details for Sammy Esposito and Dick Donovan
Stats that describe the matchup between Sammy Esposito and Dick Donovan including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Sammy Esposito Career Plate Appearances
970
Dick Donovan Career Batters Faced
8407
In this matchup
0.250
Sammy Esposito Career Batting Average
0.207
Dick Donovan Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
0
Sammy Esposito Career Home Runs
8
Dick Donovan Career Home Runs Allowed
198
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
Sammy Esposito Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.010
Dick Donovan Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Esposito Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.049
Dick Donovan Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.100
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Esposito Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.063
Dick Donovan Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.225
In this matchup
0.333
Sammy Esposito Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.235
Dick Donovan Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.264
In this matchup
0
Sammy Esposito Career Hit By Pitch
4
Dick Donovan Career Batters Hit By Pitch
45
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
1
Sammy Esposito Career Intentional Walks
4
Dick Donovan Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
1
Sammy Esposito Career Strikeouts
127
Dick Donovan Career Strikeouts Thrown
880
In this matchup
5.000
Sammy Esposito Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.640
Dick Donovan Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
9.553
In this matchup
1.000
Sammy Esposito Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.140
Dick Donovan Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Sammy Esposito Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.323
Dick Donovan 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
1
Sammy Esposito Career Sacrifice Hits
21
Dick Donovan Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Sammy Esposito Career Sacrifice Flies
8
Dick Donovan Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Sammy Esposito Career Ground into Double Play
23
Dick Donovan Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0