Ben Grieve vs. Mike Venafro — Matchup Analysis
Mike Venafro has completely neutralized Grieve in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Venafro. Grieve's numbers against Venafro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.347, 57% below the career mark of 0.809, with a batting average of just 0.125, 54% below their career average and below Venafro's career opposing average of 0.274. Venafro has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Grieve down once every 4.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.8 PA. Edge: Venafro.
How Ben Grieve put the ball into play against Mike Venafro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mike Venafro to Ben Grieve
Matchup Details for Ben Grieve and Mike Venafro
Stats that describe the matchup between Ben Grieve and Mike Venafro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Ben Grieve Career Plate Appearances
3743
Mike Venafro Career Batters Faced
1107
In this matchup
0.125
Ben Grieve Career Batting Average
0.269
Mike Venafro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.274
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
Ben Grieve Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.037
Mike Venafro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.016
In this matchup
0.000
Ben Grieve Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.137
Mike Venafro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.057
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ben Grieve Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.151
Mike Venafro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.115
In this matchup
0.167
Ben Grieve Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.320
Mike Venafro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
In this matchup
0
Ben Grieve Career Hit By Pitch
45
Mike Venafro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
21
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Ben Grieve Career Intentional Walks
22
Mike Venafro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
In this matchup
2
Ben Grieve Career Strikeouts
784
Mike Venafro Career Strikeouts Thrown
131
In this matchup
4.500
Ben Grieve Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.770
Mike Venafro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.450
In this matchup
0.500
Ben Grieve Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
Mike Venafro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Ben Grieve Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.361
Mike Venafro Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.333
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
Ben Grieve Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Mike Venafro Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
Ben Grieve Career Sacrifice Flies
16
Mike Venafro Career Sacrifice Flies
13
In this matchup
1
Ben Grieve Career Ground into Double Play
103
Mike Venafro Career Double Plays Enabled
37
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0