J. J. Hardy vs. Hiroki Kuroda — Matchup Analysis

Hiroki Kuroda has completely neutralized Hardy in this matchup. Hardy's numbers against Kuroda tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.510, 29% below the career mark of 0.714, with a batting average of just 0.161, 37% below their career average and below Kuroda's career opposing average of 0.249. Even with Hardy striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Kuroda. Edge: Kuroda.

How J. J. Hardy put the ball into play against Hiroki Kuroda

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Hiroki Kuroda to J. J. Hardy

Matchup Details for J. J. Hardy and Hiroki Kuroda

Stats that describe the matchup between J. J. Hardy and Hiroki Kuroda including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
32
J. J. Hardy Career Plate Appearances
6309
Hiroki Kuroda Career Batters Faced
5444
In this matchup
31
J. J. Hardy Career At Bats
5805
Hiroki Kuroda Career At Bats Pitched
5037
In this matchup
0.161
J. J. Hardy Career Batting Average
0.256
Hiroki Kuroda Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
5
J. J. Hardy Career Hits
1488
Hiroki Kuroda Career Hits Allowed
1254
In this matchup
2
J. J. Hardy Career Singles
995
In this matchup
2
J. J. Hardy Career Doubles
291
In this matchup
0
J. J. Hardy Career Triples
14
In this matchup
1
J. J. Hardy Career Home Runs
188
Hiroki Kuroda Career Home Runs Allowed
129

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
3
J. J. Hardy Career Extra Base Hits
493
In this matchup
0.032
J. J. Hardy Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.032
Hiroki Kuroda Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.200
J. J. Hardy Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.126
Hiroki Kuroda Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.250
J. J. Hardy Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.196
Hiroki Kuroda Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.131
In this matchup
10
J. J. Hardy Total Bases
2371
In this matchup
6
J. J. Hardy Career Times on Base
1914
In this matchup
0.188
J. J. Hardy Career On Base Percentage
0.305
In this matchup
0.323
J. J. Hardy Career Slugging Percentage
0.408
In this matchup
0.510
J. J. Hardy Career OPS
0.714
In this matchup
0.161
J. J. Hardy Career Isolated Power
0.152
In this matchup
0.165
J. J. Hardy Career Gross Production Average
0.240
In this matchup
0.154
J. J. Hardy Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.277
Hiroki Kuroda Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
1
J. J. Hardy Career RBIs
688
In this matchup
1.613
J. J. Hardy Career Runs Created
725.390
In this matchup
1
J. J. Hardy Career Hit By Pitch
15
Hiroki Kuroda Career Batters Hit By Pitch
38

Outs

In this matchup
22
In this matchup
0
J. J. Hardy Career Walks
411
Hiroki Kuroda Career Walks Allowed
292
In this matchup
0
J. J. Hardy Career Intentional Walks
24
Hiroki Kuroda Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
4
J. J. Hardy Career Strikeouts
960
Hiroki Kuroda Career Strikeouts Thrown
986
In this matchup
8.000
J. J. Hardy Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.570
Hiroki Kuroda Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.521
In this matchup
0.000
J. J. Hardy Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.430
Hiroki Kuroda Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.300

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.156
J. J. Hardy Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.305
Hiroki Kuroda Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.290

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
J. J. Hardy Career Sacrifice Hits
40
Hiroki Kuroda Career Sacrifice Hits
43
In this matchup
0
J. J. Hardy Career Sacrifice Flies
38
Hiroki Kuroda Career Sacrifice Flies
34
In this matchup
1
J. J. Hardy Career Ground into Double Play
156
Hiroki Kuroda Career Double Plays Enabled
91

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0