Carlos Guillen vs. Grant Balfour — Matchup Analysis
Grant Balfour has completely neutralized Guillen in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Balfour. Guillen's numbers against Balfour tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.347, 56% below the career mark of 0.798, with a batting average of just 0.125, 56% below their career average and below Balfour's career opposing average of 0.209. Balfour has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Guillen down once every 3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 6.6 PA. Edge: Balfour.
How Carlos Guillen put the ball into play against Grant Balfour
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Grant Balfour to Carlos Guillen
Matchup Details for Carlos Guillen and Grant Balfour
Stats that describe the matchup between Carlos Guillen and Grant Balfour including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Carlos Guillen Career Plate Appearances
5277
Grant Balfour Career Batters Faced
2241
In this matchup
8
Carlos Guillen Career At Bats
4673
Grant Balfour Career At Bats Pitched
1947
In this matchup
0.125
Carlos Guillen Career Batting Average
0.285
Grant Balfour Career Opposing Batting Average
0.209
In this matchup
0
Carlos Guillen Career Home Runs
124
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed
47
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
Carlos Guillen Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.027
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Carlos Guillen Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.093
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.116
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Carlos Guillen Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.154
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.082
In this matchup
0.200
Carlos Guillen Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.319
Grant Balfour Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.270
In this matchup
0
Carlos Guillen Career Hit By Pitch
22
Grant Balfour Career Batters Hit By Pitch
8
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Carlos Guillen Career Intentional Walks
39
Grant Balfour Career Intentional Walks Allowed
14
In this matchup
3
Carlos Guillen Career Strikeouts
804
Grant Balfour Career Strikeouts Thrown
571
In this matchup
3.000
Carlos Guillen Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.560
Grant Balfour Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.925
In this matchup
0.333
Carlos Guillen Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.630
Grant Balfour Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Carlos Guillen Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.356
Grant Balfour Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.300
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
Carlos Guillen Career Sacrifice Hits
28
Grant Balfour Career Sacrifice Hits
15
In this matchup
0
Carlos Guillen Career Sacrifice Flies
44
Grant Balfour Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
1
Carlos Guillen Career Ground into Double Play
119
Grant Balfour Career Double Plays Enabled
31
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0