Alex Gonzalez vs. Rafael Soriano — Matchup Analysis
Rafael Soriano has dominated this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Soriano. Despite batting 0.250, 2% above their career average and above Soriano's career opposing average of 0.209, Gonzalez's OPS of 0.450 is 34% below the career mark of 0.685. Soriano has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Gonzalez down once every 1.7 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.3 PA. Edge: Soriano.
How Alex Gonzalez put the ball into play against Rafael Soriano
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rafael Soriano to Alex Gonzalez
Matchup Details for Alex Gonzalez and Rafael Soriano
Stats that describe the matchup between Alex Gonzalez and Rafael Soriano including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Alex Gonzalez Career Plate Appearances
6248
Rafael Soriano Career Batters Faced
2571
In this matchup
4
Alex Gonzalez Career At Bats
5776
Rafael Soriano Career At Bats Pitched
2342
In this matchup
0.250
Alex Gonzalez Career Batting Average
0.246
Rafael Soriano Career Opposing Batting Average
0.209
In this matchup
0
Alex Gonzalez Career Home Runs
157
Rafael Soriano Career Home Runs Allowed
62
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Alex Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.027
Rafael Soriano Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Alex Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.111
Rafael Soriano Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.127
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Alex Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.134
Rafael Soriano Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.097
In this matchup
0.500
Alex Gonzalez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.281
Rafael Soriano Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.261
In this matchup
0
Alex Gonzalez Career Hit By Pitch
79
Rafael Soriano Career Batters Hit By Pitch
15
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Alex Gonzalez Career Intentional Walks
48
Rafael Soriano Career Intentional Walks Allowed
20
In this matchup
3
Alex Gonzalez Career Strikeouts
1168
Rafael Soriano Career Strikeouts Thrown
641
In this matchup
1.667
Alex Gonzalez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.350
Rafael Soriano Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.011
In this matchup
0.000
Alex Gonzalez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.260
Rafael Soriano Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.310
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Alex Gonzalez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.283
Rafael Soriano Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.275
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
Alex Gonzalez Career Sacrifice Hits
50
Rafael Soriano Career Sacrifice Hits
8
In this matchup
1
Alex Gonzalez Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Rafael Soriano Career Sacrifice Flies
9
In this matchup
0
Alex Gonzalez Career Ground into Double Play
138
Rafael Soriano Career Double Plays Enabled
38
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0