Matt Joyce vs. Justin Masterson — Matchup Analysis
Justin Masterson has had the better of this matchup. Joyce is hitting just 0.250 in this matchup, 3% above their career average and below Masterson's career opposing average of 0.259. Joyce also posted an OPS of 0.681, modestly below the career mark of 0.767. Even with Joyce striking out less often than usual, once every 9.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Masterson. Slight edge: Masterson.
How Matt Joyce put the ball into play against Justin Masterson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Justin Masterson to Matt Joyce
Matchup Details for Matt Joyce and Justin Masterson
Stats that describe the matchup between Matt Joyce and Justin Masterson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
19
Matt Joyce Career Plate Appearances
4355
Justin Masterson Career Batters Faced
5217
In this matchup
16
Matt Joyce Career At Bats
3718
Justin Masterson Career At Bats Pitched
4554
In this matchup
0.250
Matt Joyce Career Batting Average
0.242
Justin Masterson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.259
In this matchup
0
Matt Joyce Career Home Runs
149
Justin Masterson Career Home Runs Allowed
97
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
Matt Joyce Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.040
Justin Masterson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Joyce Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.166
Justin Masterson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.082
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Joyce Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.159
Justin Masterson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.097
In this matchup
0.286
Matt Joyce Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.280
Justin Masterson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
In this matchup
0
Matt Joyce Career Hit By Pitch
32
Justin Masterson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
93
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Matt Joyce Career Intentional Walks
28
Justin Masterson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
17
In this matchup
2
Matt Joyce Career Strikeouts
935
Justin Masterson Career Strikeouts Thrown
1004
In this matchup
9.500
Matt Joyce Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.660
Justin Masterson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.196
In this matchup
1.500
Matt Joyce Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.600
Justin Masterson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.500
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.368
Matt Joyce Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.341
Justin Masterson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.325
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 Joyce Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Justin Masterson Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Matt Joyce Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Justin Masterson Career Sacrifice Flies
32
In this matchup
1
Matt Joyce Career Ground into Double Play
76
Justin Masterson Career Double Plays Enabled
137
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0