Joe Girardi vs. Buddy Black — Matchup Analysis
Buddy Black has completely neutralized Girardi in this matchup. Girardi's numbers against Black tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.301, 55% below the career mark of 0.666, with a batting average of just 0.125, 53% below their career average and below Black's career opposing average of 0.253. Even with Girardi striking out less often than usual, once every 16 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Black. Edge: Black.
How Joe Girardi put the ball into play against Buddy Black
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Buddy Black to Joe Girardi
Matchup Details for Joe Girardi and Buddy Black
Stats that describe the matchup between Joe Girardi and Buddy Black including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Joe Girardi Career Plate Appearances
4535
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced
8627
In this matchup
0.125
Joe Girardi Career Batting Average
0.267
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
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
Joe Girardi Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.009
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Girardi Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.033
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.110
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Girardi Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.059
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.209
In this matchup
0.133
Joe Girardi Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.268
In this matchup
0
Joe Girardi Career Hit By Pitch
25
Buddy Black Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
1
Joe Girardi Career Intentional Walks
34
Buddy Black Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
1
Joe Girardi Career Strikeouts
607
Buddy Black Career Strikeouts Thrown
1039
In this matchup
16.000
Joe Girardi Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.470
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.303
In this matchup
1.000
Joe Girardi Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.460
Buddy Black Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.188
Joe Girardi Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.312
Buddy Black Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.307
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
2
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Joe Girardi Career Sacrifice Hits
81
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
Joe Girardi Career Sacrifice Flies
23
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Flies
55
In this matchup
1
Joe Girardi Career Ground into Double Play
137
Buddy Black Career Double Plays Enabled
160
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0