Matt Joyce vs. Max Scherzer — Matchup Analysis

Matt Joyce has held their own against Scherzer. Joyce is hitting 0.242 in this matchup, matching their career average and above Scherzer's career opposing average of 0.222. Joyce also posted an OPS of 0.918, modestly above the career mark of 0.767. Despite striking out once every 4.2 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.7 PA, Joyce is still posting above-career production against Scherzer. Slight edge: Joyce.

How Matt Joyce put the ball into play against Max Scherzer

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Max Scherzer to Matt Joyce

Matchup Details for Matt Joyce and Max Scherzer

Stats that describe the matchup between Matt Joyce and Max Scherzer including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
38
Matt Joyce Career Plate Appearances
4355
Max Scherzer Career Batters Faced
11987
In this matchup
33
Matt Joyce Career At Bats
3718
Max Scherzer Career At Bats Pitched
10977
In this matchup
0.242
Matt Joyce Career Batting Average
0.242
Max Scherzer Career Opposing Batting Average
0.222
In this matchup
8
Matt Joyce Career Hits
898
Max Scherzer Career Hits Allowed
2433
In this matchup
3
Matt Joyce Career Singles
528
In this matchup
2
Matt Joyce Career Doubles
206
In this matchup
0
Matt Joyce Career Triples
15
In this matchup
3
Matt Joyce Career Home Runs
149
Max Scherzer Career Home Runs Allowed
354

Grand Slams

In this matchup
1

In the Park Home Runs

In this matchup
0

In the Park Grand Slams

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
5
Matt Joyce Career Extra Base Hits
370
In this matchup
0.091
Matt Joyce Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.040
Max Scherzer Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
0.375
Matt Joyce Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.166
Max Scherzer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.145

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.333
Matt Joyce Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.159
Max Scherzer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.101
In this matchup
19
Matt Joyce Total Bases
1581
In this matchup
13
Matt Joyce Career Times on Base
1489
In this matchup
0.342
Matt Joyce Career On Base Percentage
0.342
In this matchup
0.576
Matt Joyce Career Slugging Percentage
0.425
In this matchup
0.918
Matt Joyce Career OPS
0.767
In this matchup
0.333
Matt Joyce Career Isolated Power
0.184
In this matchup
0.298
Matt Joyce Career Gross Production Average
0.260
In this matchup
0.238
Matt Joyce Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.280
Max Scherzer Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
8
Matt Joyce Career RBIs
503
In this matchup
6.500
Matt Joyce Career Runs Created
564.090
In this matchup
0
Matt Joyce Career Hit By Pitch
32
Max Scherzer Career Batters Hit By Pitch
114

Outs

In this matchup
14
In this matchup
5
Matt Joyce Career Walks
559
Max Scherzer Career Walks Allowed
779
In this matchup
0
Matt Joyce Career Intentional Walks
28
Max Scherzer Career Intentional Walks Allowed
20
In this matchup
9
Matt Joyce Career Strikeouts
935
Max Scherzer Career Strikeouts Thrown
3489
In this matchup
4.222
Matt Joyce Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.660
Max Scherzer Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.436
In this matchup
0.556
Matt Joyce Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.600
Max Scherzer Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.220

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.342
Matt Joyce Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.341
Max Scherzer Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.270

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
2

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Matt Joyce Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Max Scherzer Career Sacrifice Hits
59
In this matchup
0
Matt Joyce Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Max Scherzer Career Sacrifice Flies
58
In this matchup
0
Matt Joyce Career Ground into Double Play
76
Max Scherzer Career Double Plays Enabled
149

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0