David Freese vs. Clay Buchholz — Matchup Analysis
Clay Buchholz has completely neutralized Freese in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Buchholz. Freese's numbers against Buchholz tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 57% below the career mark of 0.775, with a batting average of just 0.167, 40% below their career average and below Buchholz's career opposing average of 0.253. Even with Freese striking out less often than usual, once every 6 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Buchholz. Edge: Buchholz.
How David Freese put the ball into play against Clay Buchholz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Clay Buchholz to David Freese
Matchup Details for David Freese and Clay Buchholz
Stats that describe the matchup between David Freese and Clay Buchholz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
David Freese Career Plate Appearances
4229
Clay Buchholz Career Batters Faced
5607
In this matchup
0.167
David Freese Career Batting Average
0.277
Clay Buchholz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
0
David Freese Career Home Runs
113
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed
139
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
David Freese Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.030
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
David Freese Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.109
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.109
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
David Freese Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.116
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.136
In this matchup
0.200
David Freese Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.344
Clay Buchholz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
In this matchup
0
David Freese Career Hit By Pitch
73
Clay Buchholz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
David Freese Career Intentional Walks
11
Clay Buchholz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
In this matchup
1
David Freese Career Strikeouts
974
Clay Buchholz Career Strikeouts Thrown
1024
In this matchup
6.000
David Freese Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.340
Clay Buchholz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.476
In this matchup
0.000
David Freese Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Clay Buchholz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.450
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
David Freese Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.336
Clay Buchholz Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.311
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
David Freese Career Sacrifice Hits
4
Clay Buchholz Career Sacrifice Hits
20
In this matchup
0
David Freese Career Sacrifice Flies
24
Clay Buchholz Career Sacrifice Flies
46
In this matchup
0
David Freese Career Ground into Double Play
134
Clay Buchholz Career Double Plays Enabled
147
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0