Ian Kinsler vs. Joe Blanton — Matchup Analysis
Joe Blanton has dominated this matchup. Kinsler is hitting just 0.231 in this matchup, 14% below their career average and below Blanton's career opposing average of 0.273. Kinsler also posted an OPS of 0.596, well below the career mark of 0.777. Even with Kinsler striking out less often than usual, once every 9.3 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Blanton. Edge: Blanton.
How Ian Kinsler put the ball into play against Joe Blanton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Blanton to Ian Kinsler
Matchup Details for Ian Kinsler and Joe Blanton
Stats that describe the matchup between Ian Kinsler and Joe Blanton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
28
Ian Kinsler Career Plate Appearances
8299
Joe Blanton Career Batters Faced
7544
In this matchup
0.231
Ian Kinsler Career Batting Average
0.269
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
0.000
Ian Kinsler Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.035
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
0.000
Ian Kinsler Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.129
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ian Kinsler Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.246
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.174
In this matchup
0.250
Ian Kinsler Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
Joe Blanton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
1
Ian Kinsler Career Hit By Pitch
92
Joe Blanton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
41
Outs
In this matchup
17
In this matchup
0
Ian Kinsler Career Intentional Walks
11
Joe Blanton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
3
Ian Kinsler Career Strikeouts
1046
Joe Blanton Career Strikeouts Thrown
1284
In this matchup
9.333
Ian Kinsler Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.930
Joe Blanton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.875
In this matchup
0.000
Ian Kinsler Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.660
Joe Blanton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.214
Ian Kinsler Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.326
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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Ian Kinsler Career Sacrifice Hits
32
Joe Blanton Career Sacrifice Hits
44
In this matchup
1
Ian Kinsler Career Sacrifice Flies
59
Joe Blanton Career Sacrifice Flies
57
In this matchup
2
Ian Kinsler Career Ground into Double Play
161
Joe Blanton Career Double Plays Enabled
139
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0