Jon Jay vs. Jimmy Nelson — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Jay is hitting 0.273 here, 4% below their career average, while Nelson's career opposing average is 0.256. Jay also posted an OPS of 0.701, close to the career mark of 0.721. Jay has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 7 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 6 PA. No clear edge.
How Jon Jay put the ball into play against Jimmy Nelson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jimmy Nelson to Jon Jay
Matchup Details for Jon Jay and Jimmy Nelson
Stats that describe the matchup between Jon Jay and Jimmy Nelson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Jon Jay Career Plate Appearances
4314
Jimmy Nelson Career Batters Faced
2856
In this matchup
0.273
Jon Jay Career Batting Average
0.283
Jimmy Nelson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
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
Jon Jay Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.010
Jimmy Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.000
Jon Jay Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.034
Jimmy Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.107
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jon Jay Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.052
Jimmy Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.111
In this matchup
0.333
Jon Jay Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.338
Jimmy Nelson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
In this matchup
1
Jon Jay Career Hit By Pitch
110
Jimmy Nelson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Jon Jay Career Intentional Walks
22
Jimmy Nelson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
In this matchup
7.000
Jon Jay Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.030
Jimmy Nelson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.592
In this matchup
1.000
Jon Jay Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.400
Jimmy Nelson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.410
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.357
Jon Jay Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.323
Jimmy Nelson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.317
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
Jon Jay Career Sacrifice Hits
55
Jimmy Nelson Career Sacrifice Hits
17
In this matchup
0
Jon Jay Career Sacrifice Flies
26
Jimmy Nelson Career Sacrifice Flies
16
In this matchup
0
Jon Jay Career Ground into Double Play
90
Jimmy Nelson Career Double Plays Enabled
73
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0