Sal Frelick vs. Ben Lively — Matchup Analysis
Ben Lively has completely neutralized Frelick in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Lively. Frelick's numbers against Lively tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.452, 36% below the career mark of 0.706, with a batting average of just 0.167, 38% below their career average and below Lively's career opposing average of 0.261. Even with Frelick striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Lively. Edge: Lively.
How Sal Frelick put the ball into play against Ben Lively
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ben Lively to Sal Frelick
Matchup Details for Sal Frelick and Ben Lively
Stats that describe the matchup between Sal Frelick and Ben Lively including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Sal Frelick Career Plate Appearances
1334
Ben Lively Career Batters Faced
1716
In this matchup
0.167
Sal Frelick Career Batting Average
0.270
Ben Lively Career Opposing Batting Average
0.261
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
Sal Frelick Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.014
Ben Lively Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.043
In this matchup
0.000
Sal Frelick Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.053
Ben Lively Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.165
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Sal Frelick Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.087
Ben Lively Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.219
In this matchup
0.200
Sal Frelick Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
Ben Lively Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Sal Frelick Career Hit By Pitch
12
Ben Lively Career Batters Hit By Pitch
19
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Sal Frelick Career Intentional Walks
0
Ben Lively Career Intentional Walks Allowed
2
In this matchup
1
Sal Frelick Career Strikeouts
195
Ben Lively Career Strikeouts Thrown
306
In this matchup
7.000
Sal Frelick Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.840
Ben Lively Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.608
In this matchup
1.000
Sal Frelick Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.580
Ben Lively Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Sal Frelick Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.327
Ben Lively Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.313
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
Sal Frelick Career Sacrifice Hits
5
Ben Lively Career Sacrifice Hits
2
In this matchup
0
Sal Frelick Career Sacrifice Flies
9
Ben Lively Career Sacrifice Flies
5
In this matchup
1
Sal Frelick Career Ground into Double Play
14
Ben Lively Career Double Plays Enabled
36
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0