Sammy Esposito vs. Jim Kaat — Matchup Analysis

Sammy Esposito has absolutely raked against Kaat. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Esposito. Esposito's production against Kaat has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.100, 82% above the career mark of 0.606, with a batting average of 0.500, 142% above their career average and above Kaat's career opposing average of 0.262. Edge: Esposito.

How Sammy Esposito put the ball into play against Jim Kaat

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Kaat to Sammy Esposito

Matchup Details for Sammy Esposito and Jim Kaat

Stats that describe the matchup between Sammy Esposito and Jim Kaat including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Sammy Esposito Career Plate Appearances
970
Jim Kaat Career Batters Faced
19023
In this matchup
4
Sammy Esposito Career At Bats
792
Jim Kaat Career At Bats Pitched
17645
In this matchup
0.500
Sammy Esposito Career Batting Average
0.207
Jim Kaat Career Opposing Batting Average
0.262
In this matchup
2
Sammy Esposito Career Hits
164
Jim Kaat Career Hits Allowed
4620
In this matchup
2
Sammy Esposito Career Singles
127
In this matchup
0
Sammy Esposito Career Doubles
27
In this matchup
0
Sammy Esposito Career Triples
2
In this matchup
0
Sammy Esposito Career Home Runs
8
Jim Kaat Career Home Runs Allowed
395

Grand Slams

In this matchup
0

In the Park Home Runs

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0

In the Park Grand Slams

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0
In this matchup
0
Sammy Esposito Career Extra Base Hits
37
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Esposito Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.010
Jim Kaat Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Esposito Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.049
Jim Kaat Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.085

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Esposito Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.063
Jim Kaat Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.161
In this matchup
2
Sammy Esposito Total Bases
219
In this matchup
3
Sammy Esposito Career Times on Base
313
In this matchup
0.600
Sammy Esposito Career On Base Percentage
0.330
In this matchup
0.500
Sammy Esposito Career Slugging Percentage
0.277
In this matchup
1.100
Sammy Esposito Career OPS
0.606
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Esposito Career Isolated Power
0.069
In this matchup
0.395
Sammy Esposito Career Gross Production Average
0.218
In this matchup
0.500
Sammy Esposito Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.235
Jim Kaat Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Sammy Esposito Career RBIs
73
In this matchup
1.200
Sammy Esposito Career Runs Created
85.550
In this matchup
0
Sammy Esposito Career Hit By Pitch
4
Jim Kaat Career Batters Hit By Pitch
122

Outs

In this matchup
2
In this matchup
1
Sammy Esposito Career Walks
145
Jim Kaat Career Walks Allowed
1083
In this matchup
0
Sammy Esposito Career Intentional Walks
4
Jim Kaat Career Intentional Walks Allowed
116
In this matchup
0
Sammy Esposito Career Strikeouts
127
Jim Kaat Career Strikeouts Thrown
2461
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Esposito Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.640
Jim Kaat Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.730
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Esposito Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.140
Jim Kaat Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.600
Sammy Esposito Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.323
Jim Kaat Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

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0

Batter Reached due to Interference

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0
In this matchup
0
Sammy Esposito Career Sacrifice Hits
21
Jim Kaat Career Sacrifice Hits
93
In this matchup
0
Sammy Esposito Career Sacrifice Flies
8
Jim Kaat Career Sacrifice Flies
80
In this matchup
0
Sammy Esposito Career Ground into Double Play
23
Jim Kaat Career Double Plays Enabled
194

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0