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
0.500
Sammy Esposito Career Batting Average
0.207
Jim Kaat Career Opposing Batting Average
0.262
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
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
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 Hit By Pitch
4
Jim Kaat Career Batters Hit By Pitch
122
Outs
In this matchup
2
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
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
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