Jack Howell vs. Jose Mesa — Matchup Analysis
Jose Mesa has completely neutralized Howell in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Mesa. Howell's numbers against Mesa tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.200, 73% below the career mark of 0.742, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Mesa's career opposing average of 0.273. Even with Howell striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Mesa. Edge: Mesa.
How Jack Howell put the ball into play against Jose Mesa
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jose Mesa to Jack Howell
Matchup Details for Jack Howell and Jose Mesa
Stats that describe the matchup between Jack Howell and Jose Mesa including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Jack Howell Career Plate Appearances
2982
Jose Mesa Career Batters Faced
6804
In this matchup
0.000
Jack Howell Career Batting Average
0.240
Jose Mesa Career Opposing Batting Average
0.273
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
Jack Howell Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.041
Jose Mesa Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Jack Howell Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.171
Jose Mesa Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.093
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jack Howell Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.173
Jose Mesa Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.145
In this matchup
0.000
Jack Howell Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Jose Mesa Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
In this matchup
0
Jack Howell Career Hit By Pitch
12
Jose Mesa Career Batters Hit By Pitch
55
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Jack Howell Career Intentional Walks
31
Jose Mesa Career Intentional Walks Allowed
57
In this matchup
1
Jack Howell Career Strikeouts
626
Jose Mesa Career Strikeouts Thrown
1038
In this matchup
5.000
Jack Howell Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.760
Jose Mesa Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.555
In this matchup
1.000
Jack Howell Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.480
Jose Mesa Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.630
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Jack Howell Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.323
Jose Mesa Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.343
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
Jack Howell Career Sacrifice Hits
18
Jose Mesa Career Sacrifice Hits
64
In this matchup
0
Jack Howell Career Sacrifice Flies
13
Jose Mesa Career Sacrifice Flies
62
In this matchup
0
Jack Howell Career Ground into Double Play
39
Jose Mesa Career Double Plays Enabled
150
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0