Yuli Gurriel vs. Masahiro Tanaka — Matchup Analysis
Masahiro Tanaka has completely neutralized Gurriel in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Tanaka. Gurriel's numbers against Tanaka tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.347, 54% below the career mark of 0.760, with a batting average of just 0.125, 55% below their career average and below Tanaka's career opposing average of 0.244. Even with Gurriel striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Tanaka. Edge: Tanaka.
How Yuli Gurriel put the ball into play against Masahiro Tanaka
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Masahiro Tanaka to Yuli Gurriel
Matchup Details for Yuli Gurriel and Masahiro Tanaka
Stats that describe the matchup between Yuli Gurriel and Masahiro Tanaka including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Yuli Gurriel Career Plate Appearances
3739
Masahiro Tanaka Career Batters Faced
4299
In this matchup
8
Yuli Gurriel Career At Bats
3434
Masahiro Tanaka Career At Bats Pitched
4032
In this matchup
0.125
Yuli Gurriel Career Batting Average
0.278
Masahiro Tanaka Career Opposing Batting Average
0.244
In this matchup
0
Yuli Gurriel Career Home Runs
98
Masahiro Tanaka Career Home Runs Allowed
159
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
Yuli Gurriel Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Masahiro Tanaka Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.039
In this matchup
0.000
Yuli Gurriel Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.103
Masahiro Tanaka Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.162
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Yuli Gurriel Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.224
Masahiro Tanaka Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.160
In this matchup
0.143
Yuli Gurriel Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
Masahiro Tanaka Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
1
Yuli Gurriel Career Hit By Pitch
32
Masahiro Tanaka Career Batters Hit By Pitch
26
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Yuli Gurriel Career Intentional Walks
8
Masahiro Tanaka Career Intentional Walks Allowed
1
In this matchup
1
Yuli Gurriel Career Strikeouts
437
Masahiro Tanaka Career Strikeouts Thrown
991
In this matchup
9.000
Yuli Gurriel Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.560
Masahiro Tanaka Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.338
In this matchup
0.000
Yuli Gurriel Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.520
Masahiro Tanaka Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.210
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.111
Yuli Gurriel Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.319
Masahiro Tanaka Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.277
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
Yuli Gurriel Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Masahiro Tanaka Career Sacrifice Hits
11
In this matchup
0
Yuli Gurriel Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Masahiro Tanaka Career Sacrifice Flies
22
In this matchup
0
Yuli Gurriel Career Ground into Double Play
102
Masahiro Tanaka Career Double Plays Enabled
72
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0