Casey Kotchman vs. Joe Saunders — Matchup Analysis

Joe Saunders has dominated this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Saunders. Kotchman is hitting just 0.222 in this matchup, 15% below their career average and below Saunders's career opposing average of 0.283. Kotchman also posted an OPS of 0.556, well below the career mark of 0.711. Saunders has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Kotchman down once every 4.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 10.1 PA. Edge: Saunders.

How Casey Kotchman put the ball into play against Joe Saunders

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Saunders to Casey Kotchman

Matchup Details for Casey Kotchman and Joe Saunders

Stats that describe the matchup between Casey Kotchman and Joe Saunders including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Casey Kotchman Career Plate Appearances
3412
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced
5962
In this matchup
9
Casey Kotchman Career At Bats
3071
Joe Saunders Career At Bats Pitched
5418
In this matchup
0.222
Casey Kotchman Career Batting Average
0.260
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average
0.283
In this matchup
2
Casey Kotchman Career Hits
799
Joe Saunders Career Hits Allowed
1533
In this matchup
1
Casey Kotchman Career Singles
564
In this matchup
1
Casey Kotchman Career Doubles
157
In this matchup
0
Casey Kotchman Career Triples
7
In this matchup
0
Casey Kotchman Career Home Runs
71
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed
179

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
1
Casey Kotchman Career Extra Base Hits
235
In this matchup
0.000
Casey Kotchman Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.023
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
Casey Kotchman Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.089
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.117

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Casey Kotchman Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.209
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.226
In this matchup
3
Casey Kotchman Total Bases
1183
In this matchup
2
Casey Kotchman Career Times on Base
1109
In this matchup
0.222
Casey Kotchman Career On Base Percentage
0.326
In this matchup
0.333
Casey Kotchman Career Slugging Percentage
0.385
In this matchup
0.556
Casey Kotchman Career OPS
0.711
In this matchup
0.111
Casey Kotchman Career Isolated Power
0.125
In this matchup
0.183
Casey Kotchman Career Gross Production Average
0.243
In this matchup
0.286
Casey Kotchman Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.271
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
1
Casey Kotchman Career RBIs
388
In this matchup
0.667
Casey Kotchman Career Runs Created
395.940
In this matchup
0
Casey Kotchman Career Hit By Pitch
43
Joe Saunders Career Batters Hit By Pitch
30

Outs

In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Casey Kotchman Career Walks
267
Joe Saunders Career Walks Allowed
439
In this matchup
0
Casey Kotchman Career Intentional Walks
27
Joe Saunders Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
2
Casey Kotchman Career Strikeouts
339
Joe Saunders Career Strikeouts Thrown
792
In this matchup
4.500
Casey Kotchman Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.060
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.528
In this matchup
0.000
Casey Kotchman Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.790
Joe Saunders Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.222
Casey Kotchman Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Joe Saunders Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.334

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
Casey Kotchman Career Sacrifice Hits
9
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Casey Kotchman Career Sacrifice Flies
22
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Flies
35
In this matchup
0
Casey Kotchman Career Ground into Double Play
98
Joe Saunders Career Double Plays Enabled
170

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0