Raul Ibanez vs. Joe Blanton — Matchup Analysis
Joe Blanton has had the better of this matchup. Ibanez is hitting just 0.273 in this matchup, matching their career average and below Blanton's career opposing average of 0.273. Ibanez also posted an OPS of 0.692, modestly below the career mark of 0.801. Even with Ibanez striking out less often than usual, once every 6.4 PA versus a career rate of once every 6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Blanton. Slight edge: Blanton.
How Raul Ibanez put the ball into play against Joe Blanton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Blanton to Raul Ibanez
Matchup Details for Raul Ibanez and Joe Blanton
Stats that describe the matchup between Raul Ibanez and Joe Blanton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
58
Raul Ibanez Career Plate Appearances
8278
Joe Blanton Career Batters Faced
7544
In this matchup
0.273
Raul Ibanez Career Batting Average
0.272
Joe Blanton 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
0.018
Raul Ibanez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.041
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
0.067
Raul Ibanez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.150
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.111
Raul Ibanez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.222
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.174
In this matchup
0.311
Raul Ibanez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
Joe Blanton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
0
Raul Ibanez Career Hit By Pitch
29
Joe Blanton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
41
Outs
In this matchup
31
In this matchup
0
Raul Ibanez Career Intentional Walks
83
Joe Blanton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
9
Raul Ibanez Career Strikeouts
1374
Joe Blanton Career Strikeouts Thrown
1284
In this matchup
6.444
Raul Ibanez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.020
Joe Blanton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.875
In this matchup
0.333
Raul Ibanez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.520
Joe Blanton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.310
Raul Ibanez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Joe Blanton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.319
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
Raul Ibanez Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Joe Blanton Career Sacrifice Hits
44
In this matchup
0
Raul Ibanez Career Sacrifice Flies
63
Joe Blanton Career Sacrifice Flies
57
In this matchup
2
Raul Ibanez Career Ground into Double Play
166
Joe Blanton Career Double Plays Enabled
139
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0