Bryce Harper vs. Josh Beckett — Matchup Analysis
Josh Beckett has dominated this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Beckett. Despite batting 0.250, 11% below their career average and above Beckett's career opposing average of 0.244, Harper's OPS of 0.650 is 28% below the career mark of 0.906. Even with Harper striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Beckett. Edge: Beckett.
How Bryce Harper put the ball into play against Josh Beckett
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Josh Beckett to Bryce Harper
Matchup Details for Bryce Harper and Josh Beckett
Stats that describe the matchup between Bryce Harper and Josh Beckett including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Bryce Harper Career Plate Appearances
7665
Josh Beckett Career Batters Faced
8579
In this matchup
0.250
Bryce Harper Career Batting Average
0.280
Josh Beckett Career Opposing Batting Average
0.244
In this matchup
0
Bryce Harper Career Home Runs
363
Josh Beckett Career Home Runs Allowed
238
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
Bryce Harper Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.056
Josh Beckett Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
Bryce Harper Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.202
Josh Beckett Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.125
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bryce Harper Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.219
Josh Beckett Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.125
In this matchup
0.333
Bryce Harper Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
Josh Beckett Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
In this matchup
0
Bryce Harper Career Hit By Pitch
52
Josh Beckett Career Batters Hit By Pitch
76
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Bryce Harper Career Intentional Walks
137
Josh Beckett Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
1
Bryce Harper Career Strikeouts
1654
Josh Beckett Career Strikeouts Thrown
1901
In this matchup
5.000
Bryce Harper Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.630
Josh Beckett Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.513
In this matchup
1.000
Bryce Harper Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.670
Josh Beckett Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Bryce Harper Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.397
Josh Beckett Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.298
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
Bryce Harper Career Sacrifice Hits
13
Josh Beckett Career Sacrifice Hits
66
In this matchup
0
Bryce Harper Career Sacrifice Flies
60
Josh Beckett Career Sacrifice Flies
41
In this matchup
0
Bryce Harper Career Ground into Double Play
139
Josh Beckett Career Double Plays Enabled
139
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0