Matt Holliday vs. Joe Saunders — Matchup Analysis
Joe Saunders has completely neutralized Holliday in this matchup. Holliday's numbers against Saunders tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.651, 27% below the career mark of 0.889, with a batting average of just 0.143, 52% below their career average and below Saunders's career opposing average of 0.283. Even with Holliday striking out less often than usual, once every 17 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Saunders. Edge: Saunders.
How Matt Holliday put the ball into play against Joe Saunders
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Saunders to Matt Holliday
Matchup Details for Matt Holliday and Joe Saunders
Stats that describe the matchup between Matt Holliday and Joe Saunders including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Matt Holliday Career Plate Appearances
7981
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced
5962
In this matchup
0.143
Matt Holliday Career Batting Average
0.299
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average
0.283
In this matchup
1
Matt Holliday Career Home Runs
316
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed
179
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
0.071
Matt Holliday Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.045
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.500
Matt Holliday Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.151
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.117
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Matt Holliday Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.232
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.226
In this matchup
0.083
Matt Holliday Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.331
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
Matt Holliday Career Hit By Pitch
124
Joe Saunders Career Batters Hit By Pitch
30
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Matt Holliday Career Intentional Walks
57
Joe Saunders Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
1
Matt Holliday Career Strikeouts
1362
Joe Saunders Career Strikeouts Thrown
792
In this matchup
17.000
Matt Holliday Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.860
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.528
In this matchup
3.000
Matt Holliday Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
Joe Saunders Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.294
Matt Holliday Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.370
Joe Saunders Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.334
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
Matt Holliday Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Matt Holliday Career Sacrifice Flies
45
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Flies
35
In this matchup
1
Matt Holliday Career Ground into Double Play
220
Joe Saunders Career Double Plays Enabled
170
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0