Howie Kendrick vs. Joakim Soria — Matchup Analysis
Joakim Soria has completely neutralized Kendrick in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Soria. Kendrick's numbers against Soria tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.542, 29% below the career mark of 0.767, with a batting average of just 0.167, 43% below their career average and below Soria's career opposing average of 0.223. Even with Kendrick striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Soria. Edge: Soria.
How Howie Kendrick put the ball into play against Joakim Soria
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joakim Soria to Howie Kendrick
Matchup Details for Howie Kendrick and Joakim Soria
Stats that describe the matchup between Howie Kendrick and Joakim Soria including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Howie Kendrick Career Plate Appearances
6421
Joakim Soria Career Batters Faced
3146
In this matchup
0.167
Howie Kendrick Career Batting Average
0.294
Joakim Soria Career Opposing Batting Average
0.223
In this matchup
0
Howie Kendrick Career Home Runs
127
Joakim Soria Career Home Runs Allowed
67
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
Howie Kendrick Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.021
Joakim Soria Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Howie Kendrick Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.073
Joakim Soria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.106
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Howie Kendrick Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.115
Joakim Soria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.081
In this matchup
0.200
Howie Kendrick Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.341
Joakim Soria Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
0
Howie Kendrick Career Hit By Pitch
61
Joakim Soria Career Batters Hit By Pitch
27
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Howie Kendrick Career Intentional Walks
34
Joakim Soria Career Intentional Walks Allowed
18
In this matchup
1
Howie Kendrick Career Strikeouts
1102
Joakim Soria Career Strikeouts Thrown
831
In this matchup
8.000
Howie Kendrick Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.830
Joakim Soria Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.786
In this matchup
2.000
Howie Kendrick Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.320
Joakim Soria Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.280
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.375
Howie Kendrick Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.332
Joakim Soria Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.280
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Howie Kendrick Career Sacrifice Hits
24
Joakim Soria Career Sacrifice Hits
19
In this matchup
0
Howie Kendrick Career Sacrifice Flies
37
Joakim Soria Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
0
Howie Kendrick Career Ground into Double Play
193
Joakim Soria Career Double Plays Enabled
52
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0