Jim Essian vs. Vida Blue — Matchup Analysis
Vida Blue has completely neutralized Essian in this matchup. Essian's numbers against Blue tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.269, 60% below the career mark of 0.673, with a batting average of just 0.111, 54% below their career average and below Blue's career opposing average of 0.237. Blue has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Essian down once every 5.3 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 12.5 PA, and Essian has yet to take Blue deep. Edge: Blue.
How Jim Essian put the ball into play against Vida Blue
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Vida Blue to Jim Essian
Matchup Details for Jim Essian and Vida Blue
Stats that describe the matchup between Jim Essian and Vida Blue including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
21
Jim Essian Career Plate Appearances
2146
Vida Blue Career Batters Faced
13837
In this matchup
0.111
Jim Essian Career Batting Average
0.244
Vida Blue Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
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
Jim Essian Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.018
Vida Blue Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Essian Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.073
Vida Blue Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.089
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Essian Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.193
Vida Blue Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.121
In this matchup
0.143
Jim Essian Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.251
Vida Blue Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.269
In this matchup
0
Jim Essian Career Hit By Pitch
6
Vida Blue Career Batters Hit By Pitch
23
Outs
In this matchup
13
In this matchup
0
Jim Essian Career Intentional Walks
3
Vida Blue Career Intentional Walks Allowed
61
In this matchup
5.250
Jim Essian Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
12.550
Vida Blue Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.362
In this matchup
0.250
Jim Essian Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.350
Vida Blue Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Jim Essian Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Vida Blue Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.302
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
2
Jim Essian Career Sacrifice Hits
33
Vida Blue Career Sacrifice Hits
149
In this matchup
0
Jim Essian Career Sacrifice Flies
21
Vida Blue Career Sacrifice Flies
97
In this matchup
1
Jim Essian Career Ground into Double Play
63
Vida Blue Career Double Plays Enabled
218
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0